I was wondering what exactly is the difference between ROI and Cap Rate. From my understanding ROI is initial investment/net income x 100. 
Is this the same for the cap rate, or is it calculated differently?

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Newbie question for you all... I'm looking at a 6-unit right now and I believe there's a value add opportunity as the landlord currently pays about $8k annually in oil and electric. My plan would be to purcha...

Loving this forum and all the amazing success stories. I've barely got a toe in the bucket but being midtransaction on our third property, my compulsive obsession with number crunching has me wondering how much is eno...

Title says it all. Since I am starting out, I am just curious about how much you guys spend on renovations or if there is a rule of thumb? I want to calculate it as a percentage of the purchase price that I can apply ...

Attention MHP owners,What are the common repairs and cap ex items that an owner will run into during the life of owning a mobile home park? Assuming no mobile homes are owned - just the land and utilities will be owne...

I'm wondering whether buyer-paid brokerage fees are common in residential investment real estate.I've now purchased three investment properties with three different brokerages. All three are residential (4 or fewer un...

I would think you can do it legally. Im wondering if that common or if it's something landlords generally pay themselves?
Thanks in advance!

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Let's say I've identified that Im looking for a certain type of property in a certain area, I start my search and I see all the properties in front of me, what should I look for and say aha this is the one, t...

My husband and I are looking at some rental property options in the Boston area and using Net Operating Income (NOI) to assess if the properties would cash-flow based off of downpayment, mortgage rate, rent rate, main...

I have a dilemma involving a common area laundry room. I own a 3-unit multi family that has a laundry room connected to utilities I pay for. My tenant on the second floor has had this room all to herself for the past ...