Joshua Dorkin
MAJOR BP Update Next Week! NEW: Closed Networking & Much More
We're planning on doing a MAJOR upgrade to BiggerPockets next week and I wanted to make sure everyone was aware.
1 - We're creating a closed network within the site for our users, so you can network privately amongst...
Dan Brouillette
Multiple State Portfolio
Does anyone have any success stories from multi-state investing? I'm seeing some things in the news that are making me consider some different markets, but wanted to get some feedback first.
James LaFarr
50% Rule for Analyzing
When analyzing a property on a site like LoopNet, do you use their NOI that the seller has listed, or will you calculate your own NOI using the 50% rule or something similar to analyze it?
Kerrie Dare
Do you use 50% expense estimate or itemized expenses in analysis?
I'm about to start analyzing 150 deals over the next 90 days to get more experience. In your deal analyses, are you typically using 50% expense estimates or itemizing expenses? My general idea was to start with the 50...
Priyanshu Adathakkar
Year end thought: Multifamily Investments
Investing in apartment complexes should be considered a longer-term and possibly deeper commitment than owning and renting out single-family homes. It takes longer to sell a building or large complex than a home and i...
Allison Leung
NEW Editor's Choice Category: All our best articles in one place!
Attention all faithful BP Real Estate News Blog readers (and if you're not... get on board!):We've just added a brand new section called "Editor's Choice," where we're featuring some of our best, comprehensive long re...
Joe C.
My Venture Into Marketing for Deals
Hi Everyone,
The BP community (you all) have inspired me to begin to take action.
I started with driving for dollars. Spent several days driving around town and identified 261 dilapidated homes to market to. Sent t...
Justin W.
2/1 Buy and Hold for Cash Flow.
Hi everyone, I am new to REI and new to my town though I did live here once before. My goal is cash flow, equity pay down. I also want to get my feet wet without getting in over my head with rehabs. I have been lookin...
Alan M.
Syndications - Cash Flow vs. Wealth Creation
I've been looking to invest in some real estate syndication deals. I've met with 15+ sponsors, guys who do deep value adds (low if any initial cash flow in the first few years, but higher IRRs upon exit) to more manag...
Faisal Farnas
Buy Neighbor's House and Tear Down?
Hello,Looking for advice from the wise folks on these forums. I own a property in an OK neighborhood in north Saint Petersburg, Florida (close to Mazarro's Italian market for any locals reading this). The house two bu...