Darren Campbell
50% rule or 2% rule?
I recently read Brandon Turners book on Rental Property Investing. I talked about the 2% (rents should be 2% of sale price) rule and 50% (rents should be multiplied by 0.5 - principal and interest if mortgage) rule. W...
Justin Goodin
Debt increases risk. Why use it?
Debt increases riskSo why do investors love using it?👇Debt, when used correctly, is one of the most powerful benefits with real estate investing.We can take $3.5M of investor equity↓And purchase a $10M apartment commu...
Reid Hanley
Valuing a Mobile Home Park purchase based solely on Rental Income
I need some input from all you BP MHP Pros! I met with a seller yesterday who has an 81 unit all POH Park for sale based on a 7x multiplier of his annual rental income.  Would anyone here buy an all POH MHP based sole...
George Gray
Estimating Shortcuts
I thought some of the newer folks might find this thread helpful. Experienced rehabbers please add to the thread. We may all take away something new. These are a few of the shortcuts I have learned over the years:
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Dominique Le
First timer to help start real estate portfolio (from CA)
Hi all! I’m so excited to be apart of this community and hope I can learn from you all. I live in the expensive Bay Area of CA. My husband and I were born and raised here. We are renting and in our early 30’s. Ho...
Alexander Ball
Drove for dollars, found a potential seller, called, -- NOW what?
Hi Bigger Pockets Pro Forum,This is my first foray into posting in the pro forum, signing up after being energized by a couple catalyzing changes in my personal life.  I have a penchant for being verbose, so I will do...
Carlton Wood
$25,000 Offset Question???
What’s up BP!!! Have a question about the $25,000 offset I’m hoping someone could answer for me. To be clear I’m referring to the up to $25,000 in passive losses that the IRS allows you to offset your earned income by...
Account Closed
Hotel Valuation: Price-to-Sales, Coke Can & Room Rate multiplier
So apparently The Coke Can Multiplier is some sort of a hotel valuation technique that can drastically send the wrong message about the value of a property. Do hotel owners really use this to buy and sell property? Th...
Mazen Al Ashkar
is a Net income multiplier of 15 considered a good deal?
Hi,I'm about to place an offer on a 4plex in Longueuil (off the island of Montreal). Being my first plex, is a NIM of 15 considered a good deal in your opinion? Appreciate your help on this. I only invest in Mortgage ...
Account Closed
Is 35-40% a good multiplier for 2-4 unit's expenses?
Newbie soon to be pulling the trigger on 2-4 unit's as soon as I find the deal for me. Was curious...not including debt, is 100% gross rent X's .65 to .60 = NOI a good calculation for all expenses? Thanks y'all.