California real estate investor Bruce Norris has predicted a 20% price increase in California residential real estate for 2013. This is a huge percentage increase, and many people are shocked by Norris’s prediction. B...

Hi everyone -New to the site/forums. My wife and I are considering purchasing a rental (leaning towards STR). Was just wondering if anyone have any experience with these data analytic websites like AirDNA or Mashvisor

I'm trying to find the best CapEx formula. I know that it can be calculated different ways. I know that the best thing to do is to make actual predictions about expected and predicted expenses rather than use back-of-...

It seems these days people are running around like headless chickens in a panic mood. The housing market is crashing, and the economy is collapsing, the world is gonna end!Then there are those on all kinds of platform...

Hi everyone, when using the calculators on BiggerPockets, I always have trouble predicting the closing costs. Zillow has a feature on every listing where it estimates that 14% of purchase price of a property is the nu...

Guys, I need some help in thinking through this scenario:
A property that has breakeven cash flow with appreciation in line with average inflation and minimal expense over 30 years. Lets say it cost 500k and I put do...

Hi everyone! Completely new potential rental property investor here.
I've done some reading on understanding how to calculate rental property ROI. According to Brandon Turner's Rental Property Investing book (as well...

Whats the best way to account for capital expenditures on a 10 year pro forma?  Also, how do you account for maintenance/repairs?  I personally feel like %calculations can be rather inaccurate because the same buildin...

Looking to start a buy and hold portfolio of single family rentals in the Fort Worth, TX area (Saginaw/Benbrook/Burleson/Crowley). Me and my fiancé are wanting to try and purchase new construction homes in class A to ...

Hello!I've been reading "The changing world order" by Ray Dalio, and listening to some podcasts related to the subject of the declining US empire, and I'll admit it has me wondering if everything we hold true about lo...