Hi Everyone!I currently assist clients who provide business professionals and corporate employees with short-term rental accommodations via the rental arbitrage model. I have been quite successful, but the job keeps m...
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Hello BP, brand new to real estate investing here and hoping to start somewhere. Been reading all the books published by BP. A lot of the contents seem to apply elsewhere so I'm trying to see if there're any NYC inves...
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I am looking at purchasing an investment property with a partner where we each will be putting up 50% of acquisition costs. Property is a condo. Was planning on owning property as Tenants In Common on title while loan...
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Hey guys!
Do you take into account vacancy rate when calculating operating expenses? My cap rates are always lower since I take into account ALL my operating expenses:
-property insurance
-tax
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Hi all,I've been in conversations with a motivated seller that I'm not sure how to help. She owns a small triplex that ARV's at 315k however she's told me that she owes 390k to the bank. She is tired of being a land...
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Let me preface this by saying I've never refinanced an owner-occupied single family home.
I was considering putting an offer in on a condo being at around $200K. I was looking to use a 3% down loan to get into the ...
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Hello,I have an FHA loan between 440k and 525k approved.I am making my first deal! I want to get into the market My goal is to buy a duplex or single family home with a ADU or converted garage. I’m hoping to have mone...
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Hi Everyone!I recently acquired a property in West Philly for 85k. Recent sales of renovated properties are about 175k. Any tips and tricks for ensuring you hit your target ARV? Thanks.
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The owner is asking for $99,000 and the ARV just includes cosmetic work which is painting.We did our comps and its worth upto 125,000 is this a good deal??
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Hi Bigger Pockets community,Could I run some numbers past you just to see if I'm on the right track with this property? This is a duplex (recently illegally converted from a single family) - but that's another story.....