Good morning everyone. I recently joined the community and I'm evaluating a property with the rental calculator tool. My valuation shows negative cash flow. I'm wondering where I went wrong in the information input se...

Hey all, I just found out that my deal is located in flood zone (the yard and parking in the 1% zone, the home itself in the .5%). Aside from the obvious of accounting for added insurance costs, can anyone with experi...

I am strongly considering new build construction in NW Cape Coral Florida. The new build is still on the well/septic system but I am being advised that conversion to city services is several years away. I am also advi...

I have a condo in Los Angeles that I plan to do a 1031 Exchange within the next year. The property is worth approx. $450k and I will have $300k in cash once it is sold to purchase other investment properties. My ultim...

Hey community,It’s taken longer than expected but I’ve been moving forward with a potential off market deal with a 4 unit (garage could be rented as alternative space). I created my own spreadsheet to compare and iden...

Deciding whether to invest an additional $5000 toward covering asbestos siding to decrease my insurance cost by about $400/ year. Assuming rates stay the same (or increase equally each year) it would take about 12 ye...

Hello Everyone,Closing date is arriving quickly for my first investment property.  A 3 unit in Massachusetts. I've called many insurance companies and a couple agents.  Everyone I talk to wants to quote me for full re...

Hey BP friends! As the subject states, I'm a new starting out investor from California. I'm just starting to lay the groundwork for my real estate investing career. Just finished Brandon Turners "Rental Property Inves...

Hi everyone. When analyzing a buy and hold style rental property, where do you find the certain the information you use to make these calculations. Specifically, I am confused about closing cost %, rehab/renovation co...

I don't live in FL, so can anyone tell me if they get flood ins on your properties that are not in Flood zones ?I've had some people say its a waste of money if not in Flood Zone, and others say Flood ins is necessary...