The most fundamental metric in the commercial real estate space is, without a doubt, the capitalization rate or cap rate. It is calculated by dividing a property’s net operating income (NOI) by the purchase price (NOI...

I joined a service that will give me MLS data and so now I have access to this info. But how do I start learning the details? I understand that I have to make adjustments to comparable houses for an extra bedroom or b...

I am looking for insights and experiences with turning a Baltimore City single family row home into a multi-unit property. This is our current 3 bdr residence in SE Baltimore and I could make more money converting it ...

I plan to do my first deal in the next year or so and I want to start running numbers on properties now to practice and see whats a good deal and whats not a good deal. I plan to do long term rentals with multi-family...

Let's say I was planning on buying a property with my brother suppose for $1M. Let's say we were going to operate on a joint tenancy basis (at 50/50)If the plan would be that I would stay in a part of the property and...

Hey BP,I keep passing on multi properties that have common water because I don't want to pay for any utilities. Now I am wondering if these are missed opportunities. Can anyone tell me ways to separate common water an...

Hello, I am not a flipper and don't pretend to be. I was wondering though those that do, and have experience with it if there are any formulas you may use?  or a rule of thumb on how much money needs to be injected in...

My wife and I are thinking about moving to another state so we can invest in real estate more easily. We want to buy a duplex, live in one half and rent the other. In order to get a loan to do this (since I am self em...

Hi all,I'm looking at 6-unit apartments and most in my area are mostly C units built in the 70s and 80s, with some in the 50s and 60s. The outside is brick. Pretty clean. Seems like they stood up well against time. In...

Just looking for insight regarding purchasing my first multi family. My current process is I first look at landlord friendly states, then I filter down with unit amount, and cap rate. But what else would you filter fr...