I know this may be oversimplify things, but how would you correlate neighborhood class A B C and school rating 1-10?I arbitrarily assume C neighborhood with overall school rating 1-2, B with school rating 3-8, A neigh...

Would it be wise to make my offer Based on this...........Calculating dollar per sq ft higher than what county assessed value is?

I've been looking through the files and forms on BP's but haven't found quite what I'm looking for.  I'm wondering if any knows of or has an excel sheet that tracks rent and income that comes in month to month, monthl...

Hello BP,First of all, thanks for reading yet another introduction :-). Young adult here (soon to be an old adult in one year when I hit 30), who finally decided it was time to do something with his savings. I've been...

I understand that a typical rental analysis takes the monthly rental amount, sets aside 5% for vacancies, estimates 50% for expenses, and then makes sure the remaining 45% pays debt service and leaves a profit.But I'v...

Hi BP members. I'd like to introduce myself. I'm a beginner Real Estate Investor and I'm here to learn from the pros and share my experiences with the ones coming behind me. I'm interested mostly in SFR's and right no...

Hi BP,
I run STR property management down in St. Pete/Tampa, FL.  One of the top question I receive from homeowners and investors is, "How much could I make each month if I STR'd instead of LTR'd?"
Since this questi...

Given that LA is an appreciation market, What are your thoughts on going with an IO loan with up to 10 yrs of IO if I plan on selling in 5-8 y years? Am I missing a huge pitfall here?

How do we know if the terms of our investment loans,such as the interest rate and closing fees, are good? 

I was wondering how could I get in to the real estate game. Right now Im young and don't have money. So as I put money away what can I do? Would you suggest wholesaling just to practice doing deals and to get to know ...