Something that is not commonly preached in rehabbing and I feel it should be stated more frequently to the less experienced REIs is when looking at a property to rehab and budgeting, you allow the property to set the ...

How do I find the market cap rate for c-class, small (5-20 units) multifamily in Arlington, Texas? Trying to analyze an off market deal. Saw a cap rate of 12.0% online @ caprateindex.com but 12% seems high. Can anyone...

Hi, I'm interested in getting into real estate, and I started modeling out some numbers based on a potential vacant rental in Florida (and some other places as well).  I wanted to ask the Pros here because, given what...

what is the best type of loan to use for a buy & hold property. I plan to use the home for a couple of yrs as a primary residence but would like to have a good amount of equity at the end of the couple yrs without...

Todd posted a discussion I found interesting here:
http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/32/topics/52467-so-called-mentors

I thought I would add a thread that asks people how they found their mentor(s)?

This questio...

Hello BP community! My name is Jose Maldonado. I just finished my 4 year enlistment in the U.S. Navy and will be returning to my hometown of Madison, AL. I fell in love with REI when I worked for Wells Fargo and met m...

hello everyone on BP my name is Linda Lane My husband and I are on here to interact with everyone possible and lean as much as we can. On that note We work job we don't really enjoy any more so we need real strong hon...

Greetings everybodyMy name is Howard, and i must say that i am a big fan of BP, and of all the above average minds that meet here to share knowledge. its amazing the amount of actionable info one can gather here for f...

Hi all,I've been renting out my condo for 3+ years. I want to get a sense of whether I'm "doing it right" or if I should just sell it when the lease is up next summer, or ... Located in a poorer Seattle neighborhoodI'...

Hey BP'ers,We have always used transactional funding for our "frontside" contracts ensuring we don't need to assign a contract or use the and/or assigns verbiage on the contract. We have always felt that it shows a st...