I live in Tampa, which is a red hot market for buy and hold investors buying foreclosures for cheap and then renting them out.  The problem is that because of this dynamic, finding comps to calculate ARV for flips has...

I can't even count the number of people who have approached me claiming they want to be real estate investors, but then never take Action. I'm interested in hearing if you have found anything that helps people move fr...

I'm currently talking to the owner of 3 adjacent properties in Mountain View, CA (old multifamily) who is waiting for the city to approve a permit to construct a 15 unit apartment complex on the 3 lots. The owner howe...

I am in the process of selling land in Texas and have been informed that the survey done 15 years ago does not align with a recent survey done with a neighboring property.  Seems like title insurance should cover this...

What are the crucial factors to look for when analyzing a multifamily?  How important is the time it will take to pay off the property? I recently started including the cap rate in my analyses to determine if the prop...

Assuming it complies with building codes, zoning and passes HUD inspection. Also Huduser.gov is where the SAFMR rents are from. 

I'm talking about the ones where the realtor handled both the listing AND the buyer on the sale. I just don't see these Realtors as being impartial. Furthermore, the sales prices always seem to be way out of line with...

I live in Huntsville, AL and I'm looking at a few rental candidates for my own buy and hold portfolio (primarily SFR, 3/2 or better).  This will be my first purchase.  What I'm beginning to notice in several old neigh...

A cost segregation (seg) study is a detailed analysis of the components of a building so that the separate components can be separated and classified into shorter depreciation lives. By performing this study, building...

I'm kicking off a conversation about rehab calculators tonight.In my opinion, a rehab calculator should do more than simple add up the major categories for you (i.e. roof estimate + kitchen estimate + etc.). The real ...