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Gonna be a bit long but here goes...
I bought a couple for 4 families a couple years ago with my brother. We went 50/50 on the deals (he is a totally passive investor, I basically manage his money for him...
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I've heard some people who are flipping homes offering 20-25% return on money when looking for private money. How is that calculated? Are they figuring in points offered as well as the percentage rate on the loan? Tha...
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Hi all,
Hoping someone could help me find a solution for a friend of mine.
I have been spreading the good word of real estate investing and recently got into a conversation with an old friend of mine. He is self em...
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curious how many of you have starting billing tenants (either direction, installing separte water meters or sub-metering) for water. given the worsening drought in the west it seems that the water bill is becoming a ...
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I own a property in NC and I have a S Corp set up in Nevada. I'd like to acquire the property in under my S-corp to provide me the protection of the corporate vail. Also take advantages of some more tax write offs...
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Almost every person I deal with wants to only provide proforma numbers of their best case scenario with no capex or vacancy built in. I ask for schedule E and they claim the have only owned the property for 2 years. O...
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Hey BP community, newbie here. My fiance and I are both excited about investing in real estate and are wondering if you can help us with this-- should we wait until we get married to buy an investment property togethe...
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Hi,My name is Matt, I have been involved with Real Estate investing for 6 years. I am a 25% owner of a LLC with over $1,000,000 worth of property. I also own my own double in the city of Buffalo that I will be doing...
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Here's a property I've been considering
* 4-plex in Ontario, Canada
* Gross $23,760
* Asking $189,000
* Actual expenses: $7531 (3600 heat + 720 electric common areas + 1200 water + 2611 property taxes + 600 insurance...
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Hey, guys!I’m getting close to closing on a deal with an equity partner. This will be my first partnership so have no frame of reference. What’s the best way to split our equity if he’s providing the down payment and ...