Marc Gallegos
First deal finally done!!!
It seemed like forever but my first deal is finally in the books! Thank you Bigger Pockets community, the knowledge and wisdom is invaluable. The Deal:Through an old contact, I located a SF home in a good neighborhood...
Vaughn Lewis
Partnerships and Profit Distributions
Hi BP friends!Looking for some thoughts / guidance.....I am considering forging a business partnership with a like-minded investor in my area. On the business end I was wondering if there is a standard in terms of pr...
Robert Millar
What is the best tool we have?
Hi there,I'm an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Japan, as is my American wife, looking to buy a nice 12-unit apartment building in our neighborhood in Saitama.What is the best tool we have to crunch the numb...
Adam M.
Hello from KC/Lawrence
Been on here for a while but never dropped an introductory post. I'm Adam I live in Lawrence home of the best basketball school in the nation. BS in Finance and currently working on a BS in Computer Engineering.My goa...
Angel Morales
Can't find cashflow in San Diego, am I doing something wrong?
My partner and I, using the BP Rental Property calculator, have crunched numbers on properties in different areas of San Diego. We are basically seing that to buy and hold in San Diego makes no sense, for example in o...
Kate M.
Need advice on equity positioning and strategy for next purchase
Hello All! Happy New Year to you all!!! I was hoping to get some feedback/advice/planning. Basically, I have a rental property that I am hoping isn't too late to refi (4.62%)... There is a good bit of equity in it...
Charles A Guilford
SHOULD I GET MY LICENSE 1ST?
just starting in RE field. I have past experience as a associate developer. I mainly focused on identifying potential properties and crunching the numbers on deal. my former partner focused on the rehab execution. all...
Daniel Pearson
Multiple loan deal analysis
Hi all. There's a home in our neighborhood with a basement apartment being sold by a friend who really needs to get out. We would assume the loan, but would need to get a loan on top to match market price (minus a dis...
Dustin T
When appraising commercial real estate
I've had my eyes on a building for 2 years now. the owner made mention of a price around $1.5M. it's currently monthly rent income is around $12K/month. all tenants but one have been there for at least 12 months are l...
Billy Rogers
Small Houses for Rentals
I had a property manager tell me that he prefers smaller houses for rentals. His theory is that smaller houses have less things to repair so they will have lower repair expenses. Fewer windows, cheaper to roof a...