Anthony Leon
Accounting for CapEx, Repairs & Maintenance, and Vacancy
Hello All,I'm getting to know the Las Cruces markets better and analyzing mostly SFHs. I'm wondering what percentage of the gross monthly income investors are accounting for regarding cap ex, repairs and maintenance, ...
Justine Phillipson
Splitting Equity with a Business Partner
Hello, I am a Real Estate Agent planning on doing my first flip in 2024! I have a friend, who is a licensed GC who wants to go in on the deal with me. I will be finding the deal, fully financing the deal, handle the l...
Darby Smith
Commissions to realtors and how you pay them
"Industry standard" seems to be that you pay a percentage of the total lease to the realtor that found the tenant, for the full term of the lease, and that is paid up front.
Why? Why do we do this?
Most of our prop...
Evan O'Brien
Bank Accounts for STR Expenses
When you start purchasing short term rentals is there a certain amount of bank accounts that you have for your monthly expenses associated with the property? And if so what type of bank accounts should you have for th...
Thomas Boyd
In the market to purchase 1st Duplex, Triplex or Fourplex in Central Florida
Hello BP Colleagues,My name is Thomas Boyd and I'm new to the RE Investor world. I currently own a STR on the Florida East Coast with my brother in law. I reside in Central Florida and I'm interested in purchasing my ...
Ronald Hunt
Rental neighborhood vs Owner Occupant neighborhood
I've witnessed investors make their decision on purchasing a property based on it being an area considered to be a rental neighborhood, or a owner occupant's neighborhood.I haven't quite yet grasped what difference do...
Stephen Lyster
Partnership Structure, need guidance
Working out a deal for a 50+ unit apartment complex. Trying to get creative to own myself. However, I have someone that wants to partner. Anyone have any guidance to share regarding one partner putting up the downpaym...
Gary Michalske
Cash-on-Cash Return - include rehab cost or not
I just noticed a disagreement between @J Scott SFH_Rental_Analysis and @Brandon Turner Four Square method for calculating the cash-on-cash return. It may just be me overlooking something but J Scott doesn’t include t...
James Danchus
Forecasting Expenses for Buy and Hold Deal
BP,So I'm trying to break down these deals in the "Rental Property" calculator and it's asking me for things that I can't really answer. For instance, how do you know what the electric bill is going to look like? Insu...
Gareth Fisher
Splitting Utilities increase the ARV
Im currently doing a BRRR on a duplex. It was a 2-1 br units. I added a br to the top unity by converting the attic. New paint,carpet etc since it was trashed. I was planning on adding 2 separate gas meter...