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...
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...
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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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.