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When buying retail multi tenant properties, how much should we budget for vacancy to deduct against the income when calculating the cap rate? (I hope I was clear in describing what's in my mind)
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Summer is winding down. What goals do you have planned for this month?
It doesn't matter if you're just starting out or if you're a seasoned investor. Everyone is welcome to join in!
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How are you using spreadsheets to be effective and getting your job done?
Are there any addons or macros you use.What specific type of task is useful and saves you time.Spreadsheets: Google spreadsheets or Microsoft ...
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Hey BP!I know when analyzing deals, its critical to account for vacancy %, repairs %, CapEx to cover costs. Is there a rough estimate that anyone is aiming for? For example, if I did a remodel on a home and replaced e...
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Hi all, I'm looking for my first flip property in Chicago and ran across a condo with a lot of potential but It's self managed. Has anyone ever flipped a self managed condo? Was it hard finding a buyer who could find ...
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HelloI am interested in real estate investing In Baltimore. Looking for real estate agents that can add me to mls distribution list. Any insight would be appreciated. I am willing to travel for prospective homes
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I keep seeing similar "hand written" (by a 6 year-old) yellow letters from direct mail houses and was wondering if anyone has ever sent out just a regular "letter" and had results? Something that goes through merging ...
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I work for a large tree company that works on a National Scale in the Corporate realm.
The question I have is this:
I am finding that many investment companies are willing to accept a large amount of liability w...
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budget is 200k... I know most people on here suggest going SFH OR MFH but not condo due to restrictive HOA policies among other reasons. just curious if there are any cities where investors seem to be doing well on co...
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So I'm in the process of getting a pre-approval for an investment property. I'm looking for a Quad in my area. In order to even begin looking at some of the properties on my list, the sellers want you to be pre approv...