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All,I have been looking at multifamily properties on Loopnet and many of these seem to be great deals with cap rates at 10%/12%/14% and such. Does anyone know how they come up with these numbers? Why would it be so ea...
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Thanks to everyone here I have made my first offer on a property. The property was in pretty good shape but in a rough area of town. The seller e-mailed me asking for 5500 OBO. Since I wasnt sure I could unload it in ...
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I've been trying to get in contact with wholesalers in my area to look for investment properties. I called one number on a CL ad regarding "SECRET SALE LIST NOT ON MLS" that looked like a wholesaler looking for buyer...
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I thought I would put this up because what I have to write can save you, however few are talking about this point. When buying or developing self-storage facilities in new markets it is so important that you understan...
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The housing market in Texas has begun to increase substantially in the last few years with COVID-19 being a huge factor. The new remote work phenomenon has given people the ability to work anywhere they wish to resid...
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I'm wondering all the time why people tell there secrets and tell people how to do what they do. It's a hard enough market in my area to find deals as it is why do people do the classes and so forth and show and mento...
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Even if you have strong positive cash flow from your rental real estate, chances are you still have a loss for tax purposes due to the depreciation deduction.
This is a great tax strategy because your positive cash...
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Hello,I'm gearing towards making my first deal for buy and hold and I have come up with two different approaches to make this happen in my market, Los Angeles area.Scenario 1) Buying a fourplex with a 203k Loan lockin...
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What are the duties of a real estate agent ? And how important are they to the investors ?
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I have been asking this question to other wholesalers in my market because I run across them quite often. It must be some top secret information that they don’t want to disclose or want to share with me. Is it somethi...