If tax and insurance are variables that can increase year to year - do you allocate reserves for that or is that what cash flow buffer and rent raises are for? what events can cause a big jump for those?

I am wondering if any of you would share the numbers YOU use for estimating repairs, vacancy, capex and PM? I have used the BP calculators and things I have learned in the podcasts to come up with my own deal analysis...

Hi, I'm trying to decide whether to make my first offer on a 4-unit, and my cashflow analysis depends entirely on what I budget for monthly CapEx. My estimate shows around $800 in total CapEx, which amounts to 20-30% ...

I've been watching a bunch of Brandon's webinars, where he talks about doing a number of property deal analyses every day, and he quickly puts in a repair amount based on the photos of the property. But it seems to me...

How will the actual crisis impact the real estate market in your opinion?
The fact is that , justified or not, the crisis has already hit many businesses including hospitality & tourism, transportation, financial...

Well the uber doom-and-gloomers have been decidedly reticent of late. This changed recently in the blog arena. Changes in purchasing patterns of bonds later this year seem to have everyone in a tizzy now.

I renew...

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...

Investing in real estate during a recession makes many people feel like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. For others, it’s an exciting opportunity.
In my 30 years of real estate investing, I’ve see...

Hello Everyone!
Second Post outside of my introduction so I wanted to make it a bit more interesting. I will also preface the conversation by stating I am not planning to invest in the example below as I'm still work...

Hello BP members!!
QUESTION: What is stopping you from investing in multifamily properties? What questions and/or concerns do you have about multifamily investing?

I joined BP about 3 weeks ago and have been blown a...