Zack Welch
How much money should I set aside for maintenance?
I recently inherited a triplex where I live in one unit and rent the other two. The property is payed off and I would like to begin focusing on buying another property. How much money should I set aside for expenses s...
Christian Barth
crunching the numbers
Hi my name is Christian I am 21 years old from Minnesota. Im new to the site and to the world of real estate investing. How do I put numbers together to see if a property would be a good investment? Im in school for c...
Mark Beekman
Initial Contact on Unlisted Fixers
I have my eye on several ugly, dirty, beaten-down houses (some vacant) that are not officially for sale, but I seem to be stuck as to what my initial contact with the owners should be.
On past houses, I've mailed the...
Eric Lilly
NOI not including Mortgage and Property Taxes?
Hey everyone!
Sorry if this is a boring or simplistic question, I'm wrestling more with understanding the concept or reason for this. I'm currently reading "What Every Real Estate Investor Needs To Know About Cash F...
Al Sousa
Trouble in getting offers accepted
I live in metro west of Boston , I am running in a wall of making a lot of offers and no contracts.
I am using the 65% rule in most of the times my offer is $20k different from asking price.
The agents I have been ...
Terrance Brown
The Numbers
What numbers do you need and where can you find them when you are trying to decide if you want to buy a property and then the AVR price?
Bobby Walters
Excel File for managing P&L, expenses, etc across a small portfolio of properties
Hi - I'm a relatively new investor and am looking to get my accounting in order. Does anyone have a spreadsheet or other tool the could share that you use for tracking income, expenses, P&L, etc for your properti...
Account Closed
If a home is being sold for 200k, is a 130k cash offer fair?
When I start wholesaling I am going to be making a lot of cash offers, the problem is I don't really have an idea how much I should take away from the price when making a cash offer.
Amy Ranae
My first "real" investment on the books and rented!
Hey BP friends! I'm just writing to share my excitement. I closed on my first project house 10/19. I've been diy rehabbing it for the last six weeks and I'm excited to say I just sent off a lease to my first tenant!
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Joseph Woodley
0.8-acre parcel for sale
Hello all,There is a 0.8-acre parcel for sale in Lexington, KY that is slated for 8 townhomes, inclusive of a garage for each and extra off-site parking. The asking price is $180,000 and I’m wondering what factors to ...