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Can someone please tell me in laymans terms what the cap rate is? I've read definitions over and over, but I still don't get it. Sorry feel like the dunce cap is on.
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Looking for advice.
I found a small multifamily for sale and the tax assessed value is $120k less than the asking price. Rents are slightly below market and has long term tenants in place.
At the full asking pr...
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I see a lot of questions about appliance repair here on the forum and thought I would offer some help. I have been repairing appliances for many years and there are very few instances when an appliance is not worth fi...
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Me & my business partner are in the process of attempting to refi a property we own to pull cash out to acquire a multifamily property. One of our lenders pretty much told us that it may be hard for us to get a lo...
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I'm looking to buy my first home (aiming for duplex, but open to other types of properties that will allow me to house-hack) using a FHA loan. When I look at the duplexes in my area, most of them are leased with tenan...
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Hello, we are currently doing approx 40 properties each year and having a hard time keeping up with all of the paperwork. We were filing our transactions by each property and putting all information pertaining to the...
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I wanted to get some feedback on the thought of separating Airbnb properties under different Airbnb profiles per property to protect oneself from the "worst case" scenario where Airbnb deems it necessary to freeze, su...
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Good evening guys, I am buying my first commercial office property. We are just a few weeks away from closing. I hired an attorney to help draft the PA and generally help protect my interests. Purchase price is only 5...
Keith Rabois' new startup, Opendoor, starts buying homes in Phoenix; Dallas, Portland nextCromwell SchubarthSilicon Valley Business Journal Opendoor, the startup co-founded by Khosla Ventures partner Keit...
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I just bought my first STR and hopefully closing in February. The home is in a great location in Big Bear Lake, CA close to the Village and Ski Slopes.I have an array of emotions being scared of failung and excited al...