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Tom Scott Tools of the trade
9 May 2014 | 11 replies

Today I visited my first rehab prospect. I took my pad and paper, flashlight and a tape measure. What other tools do you take with you? I thought a ladder may be useful, but might be overkill. The only thing I had a h...

Account Closed Hard money term meanings and credit
23 October 2013 | 4 replies

I have four questions.

#1. Looking at a local hard money lenders terms, I need to understand what the following terms mean:
a. LTV: up to 70%
b. Repair draws: 70%
...

Miller McSwain Roof Size Estimate/Rule of Thumb
22 October 2020 | 7 replies

I'm developing repeatable processes for house flipping and was wondering if there is a quick way to estimate roof area. 
I think I've heard that the size of the roof can be estimated by doubling the 1st story sqft of...

Bob Ross When will a bank let you leverage past what your salary covers?
3 March 2021 | 5 replies

I’ve heard of hair dressers with hundreds of units in their portfolio. Obviously their business income will not cover The cost of all these mortgages.When will banks start approving you for more than what your job sal...

Ryan Gravel Which Metrics are you using?
4 October 2020 | 9 replies

Hey BP´s!! I wanted to hear from everyone what your choice metrics you use to calculate and determine a great real estate investment (Particularly 4 + Unit MF) CAP rate, ROI, IRR, Rent/Price Ratio, Cash on Cash Return...

Hariharan Elavarasan New to BRRRR, How to Calculate ARV and Repair Costs?
16 November 2022 | 5 replies

Hi,
This is my first forum post on the history of the internet, but excited that its here at the start of real estate journey.
I wanted to begin my career using the BRRRR method, because I fortunately have access to...

Daren H. How to Estimate Rent for Deal Analysis
5 August 2013 | 8 replies

I would like to know how experienced buy and hold investors are estimating potential rent during deal analysis. I start with recent comps of similar size, type properties in the same neighborhood. What confuses me ...

Anthony Caleca new development Los Angeles
19 April 2015 | 6 replies

Hello everyone! So I am trying to do my first Luxury real estate project and it is in Los Angeles area. It is a single-family residential luxury home that is a total of 7800 sqft, which 5500 is living space and 1300 i...

James L. How do you value a 4 plex?????
13 February 2015 | 7 replies

So I found a 4 plex that's for sale of market it is a bit of a puzzle. I'm trying to figure out what it's worth. It's in a stable area, tried to get comps pulled but no other 4 plex's in the area have sold on market s...

Henry Le Should cash-on-cash return be higher than cap rate?
9 July 2016 | 11 replies

I'm having a hard time figuring out how people generate double-digit cash-on-cash returns with commercial properties.  Can someone explain if my math below is correct?Let's say there's a commercial property selling fo...