Ellie Perlman
COVID’s 5 Least & Most Impacted Multifamily Markets
According to Yardi Matrix most recent publication, “COVID-19: A Game Changer for Multifamily", nationally, rents have dropped by 0.4% since the arrival of COVID. This past week I decided to focus on some key areas of ...
Aubrey Ford
How much of the house can I consider as rental for Tax purposes?
I bought a SFR with a completely built out In-law suite in the basement. My tax person says I can deduct a % of the repairs I've done based on the SQ Footage of the basement unit. Seems clear enough. However I am also...
Keith Kittirungruang
Calculating CapEx and Repairs
Just started looking into properties and am a complete beginner at analyzing properties. I've read the BP book for Rental Property Investing and watched a few videos where Brandon Turner provides an estimated percenta...
Chadwick Gonsalvez
Submarket Research Process Help
Rookie investor here; what set data points do you try to find when you're researching a submarket? I want to develop a process, but don't want to waste time with gathering research points that are ineffective. Below i...
Derrick Coppin
House Flipping Calculator
Hello biggerPockets! I have a question about the House Flipping Calculator. 1. what percentage is normally the Purchase Closing Costs?2. what percentage is normally the Selling Closing Costs Closing Costs?
Amir Khan
Figuring out rehabbing formula
I am new so forgive me if this has been discussed before. I am trying to understand whether there is general rule or rule of thumb formula to figure out percentage costs of a rehab project. Specifically figuring out p...
Tyreek King-El
CapEx and Maintenance
How aggressively should I be factoring in CapEx and maintenance respectively, as percentages of my monthly cash flow for a new construction home? Am I able to assume that it's feasible for me to be less aggressive wit...
Dan Bottiglieri
Calculating operating expenses
When you are finding your monthly net cash flow, are property management, maintenance, utilities, capex, etc percentages of gross rent, or percentages of your gross cash flow (net rent - PITI)? I usually say 8% for pm...
Nicholas Vandervelde
Homepath Pricing is a Joke!
I'm hoping someone can shed some light on a very frustrating problem I'm encountering with Homepath properties in Madison, WI.I'm looking to purchase, as an owner occupier, a single family home in Madison, WI. I rece...
Pandu Chimata
Rental market indicators
I was looking at the population change and owner-occupied housing units between some cities to understand their correlation to rental market potential.
The data source is - https://www.census.gov
The percentage cha...