Ben Leybovich
Lowering Expenses Is Not an Efficient Value Add Strategy
Say you’ve bought a 24-unit apartment building that generates $24,000/month in revenue ($1,000 per unit). This is a value-add, and you think you can improve the rents from $1,000 to $1,400, which would equal to revenu...
Maddy Lakshmanan
Restoration loan guidance
Looking to buy an investment property (40+ year) that requires significant repair
Is it worth investing in such, or wait till I save money for a better house? What are the things I should lookout for ?
Are restorat...
Luis A.
How to use Facebook business page for your real estate investing business
I can certainly see the benefits of say, a real estate agent of getting in FB. But for a real estate investing company I am not sure I can see the strategic use of FB business pages.
I have gone ahead and created a ...
Andrew Koczon
Does anyone use "pay for access" foreclosure sites?
Hey guys,
I have been following BiggerPockets now for about 2 months.
I have learned a tremendous amount in just a matter of weeks. I read here. I listen to podcasts here. The site has everything!
In addition, in...
Jasmine Claye
Help to understand cash flow
what is considered a good return on a rental investment?
I am considering a deal but not sure if the numbers are decent to even bother.
Purchase price: $50K
Yearly rental income: 15K
Yearly ...
Mary B.
Business in a Box
Has / does anyone of the BP members or someone you know use / used it? Just wanted to get some opinions before I purchase the software. Its seems like a good buy that would assist REIs in all aspects of the busine...
Jennie Chen
using 1031 excess fund to do renovation possible?
Hi I am doing a 1031 exchange. 330K in the fund, only one of the 3 identified properties is going to work out, and on the form the value of the property was 200K, i will end up buying it for 230K. this property is cu...
Robert Curls
Capex or Opex? Maximizing my deductions
Hello BP!I know I should seek the advice of a competent CPA or Tax attorney, but I wanted to get some opinions of others prior. I understand you aren't giving tax or legal advice, so the disclaimer is out there.I hav...
Josh Sterling
Expense tracking for rehabs
This year we purchased several bank owned properties requiring moderate rehabs. We spent 12-30k on each house to get it to an above market quality for rent. This rehab amount includes:
Contractor Labor, carpet, paint,...
Tyshawn Willis
Contacting wholesaling leads
Hello all, I am having serious trouble getting my first deal. I spend hours looking for leads on prop stream and trying to get phone numbers for these potential sellers. Please pass along swole advice or tools I can u...