Tracy Saiki
Cleveland - Is my buy-and-hold strategy realistic?
Hello Cleveland Investors and RE Professionals! I'm a California-based investor and real estate lawyer interested in testing some Midwest markets this year. Cleveland is on my short-list. Basically, my goal would b...
Sharad M.
How do you calculate IRR on a rental property?
Do you assume that you will sell the property after owning it for certain number of years?
Let's say you buy a property with initial cash investment of $50,000 and annual cash flow is $10,000. Now you have no plans t...
Shannon Hogan
#1 takeaway from your first Real Estate Syndication
I would like to hear from all of the real estate investors with syndication experience. What was your biggest lesson learned in closing your first REI syndication deal. Thanks for your participation!
Clint Larson
What would you do? (Fixing up apartments)
Hi all, I'm a fairly new multi-family owner looking for some advice on getting my units ready without stepping on the property manager's toes too much.I have two vacant units and a common area that I'm trying to get u...
Steven Wang
Books & Resources on Building a House (Tiny House on Slab)
Hi All! Does anyone know any great books and resources on the entire process for building a house (tiny house on slab preferred), starting from concept and architectural plans to refinancing a construction loan to a s...
Tim Stoltzfus
Appfolio vs. Rent Manager vs Buildium (or other options)
We currently self manage around 70 properties, almost all single family homes. We are realizing that it is becoming too much to manage without some type of accounting/property management, especially as we are looking ...
Esther Joseph
HOW TO BE A PML? Here's what I share...
HI BP COMMUNITY! I can see several posts here about "How to be a PML?". Here's what I can share about it....To become a private money lender... Understand the basics of private lendingResearch real estate marketsDeter...
Brett Webster
Estimate Building Costs
Greetings All,I am an aspiring real estate developer. I am job shadowing a local developer who estimates costs in his head based on years of experience. But I don't have the experience to do this. I was given acces...
James Carlson
Think prices will fall? Look at what cities feed your market.
"Prices are too high."When I hear this during an intake call, I point to my favorite data on Redfin -- the source of migration into all markets. Basically, they track what cities are feeding the most buyers into your ...
Thomas Weidner
What makes a property good for development?
Hoping to hear what some of the developers have to say. What qualifies a property to make a good development? I understand the basics such as good schools and low crime make good areas. But t what other areas do you l...