Justin Frank
Multi Family Expenses
What is a good rule of thumb everyone is using to calculate expenses on smaller multi family facility’s when doing a quick back of the napkin evaluation on a property (5-20 units)? I typically use 50% of the stated gr...
Bryce Henson
Tax Strategy - W2 Employee, Part Time Real Estate Investor
Hello all!What tax strategies can I utilize this year? I am a full-time W2 employee and part-time real estate investor in California. I invest locally and out of state in fix-and-flip and buy-and-hold properties. This...
Mike Nelson
Homeowner’s insurance claim covered yet tenant’s insurance didn’t cover temp housing
We have a small rental property that had a tub drain leak causing extensive damage to the floor/subfloor. We ended up filing a claim with our insurance. Our insurance covered new floors for the entire house as well re...
Michael V.
Good or Bad Investment?
Looking into this property. In need of a second opinion.Price$750,000Property Sub-typeGarden/Low-RiseNo. Units45Property Use TypeInvestmentBuilding Size35,000 SFCap Rate17%Price/Unit$18,000Occupancy91%Property TypeMul...
Rob Saxelby
Include or Exclude HOA Fees in the Calculators
Hi there,Would love to get some advice on HOA fees when adding them to the deal calculators. If as a landlord I wanted to pass on the HOA fee to the tenants to be included in the monthly rent, should I include or not ...
Saverio Nestico
Structuring a real estate syndication
Hey guys! Thanks in advance for any guidance... I am entering into the world of syndication (large #multifamily income producing, value add investments) and I’ve been educating myself through my experience, constant p...
Dhruva Patel
Half family occupied, half rental
Hey experts,I recently bought a condo under my name and created an LLC. The condo is under my name but the LLC was created because I planned on renting out half of the space. My brother will be living in the other hal...
Jason Porto
Estimating Expenses for House Hacking
Currently I'm analyzing numerous potential multi-family properties (duplex, triplex, 4-plex) and want to make sure I'm estimating my expenses correctly. The only reason I'm looking at multi-family is so I can house-ha...
William R Johnson
Utilities included in the the first 50%, using the 50% rule
I have a question regarding the 50% rule. I am looking at buying a three flat and I want advice about how to run the numbers on this building.
I understand that the 50% rule is a very good conservative way to evalua...
Danny Sok
Separating Personal and Business
Hi guys, so I’m fully renting out my first multi family property and now I’m living in my second multi family property (house hacking). I have separate checking and saving from my personal life which comes from 9-5 da...