I am trying to calculate the IRR and need help. If I want to buy a commodity, for instance, and store it for 5 months, how do I calculate the IRR the market is currently pricing? For example, if I buy Corn for $4/bu...

Completion on this 4 story hotel couldn't have gone any smoother or faster. Fully installed end of 2016. Completely move in ready mid 2017. Modular is the future without a doubt. I currently have 2 other large multifa...

Hey BP,For those of you who are doing larger deals (50 units plus), how much value are you looking to add?How much are you looking to raise rents to make it worth it? (100? 200)How much are you aiming to increase the ...

Recently, a solid, all brick ranch home came on the market in one of the neighborhoods where I manage my investments. It is a 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths, home in a very nice area and seemed below market. I drove by, stopped...

After a preferred return is paid, is it typical to pay all of the investors investment back before the sponsor starts receiving the promote?

Hi all! We currently operate a student housing brand with four houses in which we long-term lease properties, furnish, decorate and divide more rooms, and rent it out to students. Our margins are (when 100% occupancy)...

Real estate deal structures can get more advanced the more someone invests, generally there are 3 terms that all investors should understand before investing. Those 3 terms are: Preferred equity / returns, waterfall d...

Hey everyone, I am new to Bigger Pockets so forgive me if I am posting this in the wrong area. I am 23 years old, own an LLC with my father and brother, and live in California. We are about to close on our first inves...

We usually invest our idle money as a private lender. We get the negotiated interest rate on the money we lend. We don’t participate on the upside, but we don’t have to do anything else after we lend the money.  I’ve ...

Hello BP,I have listened to many podcasts that tell me that if you have a deal, then raising the money shouldn't be an issue.  However, my client has a deal that I am helping him fund where he is offering 50% return o...