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Ok, Cap rates are important, however they are such a small part of your decision-making process. The amount of times I hear “I only buy 7 cap deals” is maddening. If you really think evaluating commercial multifamily ...
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So recently closed on my first buy and hold rental property. I have seen a bunch of conflicting information on what to do with regards to protecting myself. A couple resources suggest putting the house into a "trust...
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☀️I’ve seen a couple posts about people being approved for hard money, then the lender backs out or changes terms etc. I’ve also been warned that some hard money lenders can be a scam. I invest in Florida and Georgia ...
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I have never paid more than $30k for a house.I have never run a credit check or asked for a credit report on anybody who has applied to rent any of my properties.I have never asked a tenant for their SSN, DOB or any o...
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Hey BP! Im in the stage ofInvesting in my education. I always hear how if you wait for the perfect time to invest, you will never make it happen, which makes perfect sense. However, given that I am a newbie do you thi...
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Hey BP, with all the buzz about to-AirBnB or not-to-AirBnB, I wanted to throw my hat in the ring and introduce myself.I am a real estate broker and investor in Northern California. I manage over 100 client properties,...
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With it being the 2nd, it might be a few days early for everyone to gage this....but Im curious what percentage of your tenants paid their rent for April, and where you are located. I had 1 tenant express that he mig...
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I have been doing hard money lending for a few years though hard money brokers which source and set up the loans for me to fund. I have not gone out and purchased any existing notes yet, I have just funded new loans...
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Good Morning BP!Summary: How do smart investors hedge against market corrections in the commercial multi-family sector? And should required reserves for a property be factored in to calculations for CoC and/or IRR? Th...
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This is in follow up to a recent post by Engelo Rumora "The Top 3 People Most Likely to Rip You Off in Real Estate Investing"Probably one of the more misunderstood words in construction is "general contractor". Based ...