Alexander Hitchon
How much do you put aside for CAPEX
I was recently reading a Biggerpockets book on investing in rental property and I saw an interesting chart in the book about an estimate of typical CAPEX for a property. Curious if you think these #s are accurate I fe...
Katerina McKnight
newbie question: cap ex number to use for an apartment?
Hi all. Newbie here and new to calculating the deal.
What cap ex number or % do you use for calculating expenses on an apartment, or is there no cap ex for an apartment and instead is only maintenance and HOA ?
Th...
Sean McMannis
Security Deposit Withholding?
I have tenants moving out this week. I've been in and out of the unit over the last couple of weeks and noticed that there is an area of the vinyl flooring that is bubbling, presumably due to water (the spot is in th...
Mike Baldwin
Is this a good investment for a beginner? 7 Unit MF
I am looking to take a leap of faith into a property. Does it sound like a solid choice to be a long term hold. It's in a class C neighborhood at best.Property has 7 units all rented with good history. Property is ...
Brandon Souza
Newbie Just Getting Started
Hello, all. I'm an off-on reader here at BP (have been for months) and I have gained tremendous levels of insight from very many perspectives here on real estate investing, and I have decided that cash flow is my ult...
Sonu W.
Treating Expenses as an Insurance Model
Hello all,I'm fairly new to this real estate investing game. Family has invested in rental properties for years that I've been heavily exposed to, and now doing my own research to get into it myself (and learning all...
Eric Stugart
How to calculate CapEx
Hey all, I read the chapter on calculating CapEx in the BiggerPockets investing in rental properties book by Brandon Turner and it had CapEx at $182 and change per month. But I saw on a recent deal that someone had t...
Jeff Zamora
Replace Galvanized Pipes?
I have a buy and hold that we recently purchased. We did a light rehab on it which involved paint/carpet/minor kitchen and landscaping work. House is half galvanized, half copper with some pex sprinkled in here and ...
Shane Casad
Not quite so new to BP, From East Lansing/Jackson, Michigan
Hi there, my name is Shane Casad. I'm a Michigan State student, and originally from Michigan Center( a small town just outside of Jackson). I say "not quite so new to BP" because I have been a member for quite sometim...
K. Mitchell
Eight year numbers
I sat down and input my data for the last eight years into Excel.... Just thought I would share....
I like to think I am fully aware of my RE numbers as I think about them every day, but while the numbers and concept...