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David Drew Should I Sell My SFR Rental?
29 October 2016 | 12 replies

I'm trying to understand if my SFR is worth holding or selling.  I'm in Binghamton, Broome County, New York.  My goals are to buy and hold high cash flowing property and manage flips for cash for down payments.  In or...

Andrew Yu Expensing vs Capitalizing
28 February 2019 | 6 replies

I have questions on whether I should expensing or capitalizing my costs on remodeling a property. I feel expensing is always a better option, since it deducts the overall taxable income to the most amount immediately....

Matt Rauer When would this property make sense?
2 December 2016 | 14 replies

Hi everyone.  I'm new to deal analysis so I wanted to give this one a try and see if I'm at least in the right ball park for analyzing deals
Purchase price - $587kYearly gross income - $42,461 (though for current lis...

Hemang S. Reasonable percents for repairs, vacancy, and cap-ex
24 April 2021 | 12 replies

Hi BP community, this is my first post! I am looking for a 4 unit multi-family and have identified some candidates. I want to know if using 7% (of gross rental income) for repairs, 7% for cap-ex, and 7% for vacancy is...

Gerald Barron To lower rent or not?
18 October 2018 | 66 replies

As you can tell from the title I'm trying to decide whether I should lower my rent or not. Here's my situation.

I have a class A property that I currently rent for 2800/mo. It is kind of niche for the area as I rent ...

Charles Wade First STR Purchase - Existing STR in Blue Ridge, GA
21 March 2023 | 32 replies

Hi, newbie here.For my first real estate investment, I am considering an existing STR that is for sale in Blue Ridge, GA. I have run the numbers using DealCheck and no matter what I do, the property shows a negative c...

Ellie Perlman How Much a Mistake Can Cost You and How to Avoid It
19 May 2020 | 1 reply

This is the time to double and triple-check your calculations because even a single mistake can be financially devastating. I’ve seen many people jump into a deal without the proper knowledge or experience and end up ...

Amy Lee FHA vs conventional loan
20 June 2023 | 13 replies

What would be the perks of using an FHA loan to househack on a multi family home (duplex-triplex)? There's the lower down payment but that makes your mortgage higher, you have to pay the the PMI (I forgot the term on ...

Account Closed Kansas City vs Chicago
6 June 2017 | 22 replies

Greetings,I've been exploring a few different hybrid markets for an out of state investment (considering possibly a turnkey property). So far, I'm deciding between Kansas City and Chicago. From my research:- Kansas Ci...

Matt Shamus How to get a 13% cash on cash return in Stockton
4 August 2015 | 26 replies

@Billy L. and several others have asked me why I like the Stockton market, so I figured I'd share my perspective on the market and an example of how I achieve a 13% cash on cash return. I'd love to hear your thoughts....