Michael Miller
Is Fort Wayne actually as great as the statistics would suggest?
After reviewing many medium-sized cities, mostly near my hometown in Southern Michigan, I discovered Fort Wayne. Statistically, the city has low rates of crime for a city of that size within the 'rust belt', average ...
Gui Hadlich
Purchase 1st Home in DFW to Rent in 3 years
Hey everyone!I'll be moving to the DFW area within the next couple months and I'm looking to purchase my first home. Preferably we would love to purchase something in Frisco, Mckinney or North Dallas. This will be our...
Jim D.
Dressing up as a balloon payment for Halloween
I have built the majority of my small portfolio by house hacking for the last five years, and one result of that is that I am now spooked by anything other than the low interest, 30-year fixed rate terms I've grown ac...
Bernard Pierson
Indianapolis Turn Key
Hi Everyone -I am thinking of investing in the Indianapolis market. I like the lower price entry point, followed by higher than usual cap rates and rent multipliers. My goal is to do cash-flow properties, not really w...
Elvia Morales
flip, hold, sell or none of the above
I was able to get a single family home under contract for 207,500 ARV 300,000 rehab 25/30. I'm getting a 5.875 interest rate taxes $8700 and insurance $900. The numbers made sense when taxes where $4700 for rental. U...
Ray Rodarte
Should I use a HELOC for a second investment property?
Hi everyoneI currently have an investment property that is about 50% paid off. I would like to put a down payment a second property using the equity in my first property and am wondering if a HELOC would be the best o...
Tu Le
Should I pay off my house.
Hi I have a a house that is worth about $ 400-450k. I have a heloc on my home for $185k and I still own $30k. Should I pay it off with cash and refinance from more money to invest in real estate.
Interest rate-4.25%
Mathew Fuller
Calculating returns for putting in new flooring in a SFH
Hello BP,Wondering what kind of ROI you guys get from putting in new laminate / hardwood flooring on your properties? I'm looking to close on a property that has a pretty rough and old hardwood floor that I want to re...
Account Closed
Assumable Loan
So I saw a 4-unit property during my quad-plex search. I got all excited when I saw one has an assumable loan. But I don't know what the right questions are to ask. I sent an email to the given realtor on the prope...
Matt A.
Is Cap Rate a dependent or independent variable?
So my understanding is correct:
The figure represents how productive the property is relative to its value.
The three figures (NOI, value and CR) seem to flow in a circle
Rental demand drives rent price
The expected ...