Suhaib Rehman
Need you opinion on going from long term rental to short term
Hi everyoneI own a single-family home in Folsom CA. It is a 4 bed 2 bath house built in 1990. It has been rented out as a complete unit for 3 years now. My problem is that this house has a negative cash flow. Mortgag...
Harrison Jones
Building a Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy
Hey BiggerPockets Community,
I’m working with an organization that’s aiming to address affordable housing in a way that leverages time as a primary tool. Our belief is that real, sustainable affordability in housing ...
Zack Bloom
Apartment Investing: 100 duck-sized horses or 1 horse-sized duck
Trying to create a metaphor here based on the popular Reddit Question: "Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or 1 horse sized duck" and draw parallels to apartment vs. single family home investing. You can go ...
Jacob Bindler
An advice on modeling needed.
Hi, I am selling a four-property income-producing portfolio and have put together a model for potential buyers. I would appreciate someone taking a look and letting me know if it makes sense. The return looks good: al...
Paul D.
Besides the calculator how is everyone analyzing their numbers?
Hello everyone!I am looking at a few properties and have a strategy in place I want to utilize with investment properties mainly in multi-families. So My question to everyone is that when you see a house that attracts...
William Maschinot
HomeVestors
I am looking at purchasing a HomeVestors franchise. Any thoughts, good, bad or indifferent?
Mike Bovay
Calculating monthly expenses
How do you conservatively estimate monthly expenses? Is there a “standard” percentage to use as a rule of thumb?
I’m looking at a 6 unit property and trying to do a quick estimate. (I realize this won’t be a substitu...
Derek York
How to calculate expenses
Hi everyone,I am a new investor and I was curious. Does your percentage you save for capex, maintenance and other expenses change depending on the value of your property? Or do investors usually save the same percenta...
Kevin Chan
Please test out my deal analysis spreadsheet - feedback requested
Hi, I adapted Brandon's spreadsheet into a different format. Please check it out and let me know if there are any mistakes in the calculations or modeling.
My goal is to use it to evaluate foreclosure deals and to d...
Ravi Sesh
Need advice: Rent cash flow versus purchase price of Condo
Hi I am looking to invest in a new build condo in Phoenix, AZ. The community has 4 different types of models 2B/2B, 2B+Den/2.5B, 3B/3B and 3B+Den/3.5B. How do I determine what is a profitable purchasing price based on...