Justin Sandall
Tracking returns, tax related indices on rentals
My first rental property is doing great, cash flow positive from day one with a great renter.It's easy to keep track of income/expenses etc. on Quicken for Mac right now, but soon we will be looking to investing in an...
Benjamin Riehle
Tucson key indicators point to investment opportunity??
Major employers moving to town, a pro-business local government and a reasonable cost of living has the Tucson investment market heating up. The once dangerous and lackadaisical downtown area is now vibrant and growin...
John Mitchell
Formula that indicates a good rental market.
My wife and I have been investing since 2004. We buy and rent out homes. We currently own 11 homes and 1 4-Plex. All are properties are in one city except 1. My question is how do you guys determine if a market is...
Darren Ruch
KPIs and Leading Indicators for Property Managers
Ask: do you maintain or can think of key performance indicators (KPI; https://www.investopedia.com/terms/k/kpi.asp) that take the focus away from lagging indicators and shifts emphasis to leading indicators?
Backgrou...
Jack B.
Seattle market softening? Indicators are almost all there....
Rents went down this year. Vacancy is up. New supply is coming on the market and there is less competition. Interest rates have risen slowly but surely.Most of the indicators of at least a small correction are there. ...
James R. Copeland
Key Macroeconomic Indicators every RE investor should know?
Buying/selling on emotion is for suckers. With the stock market I have a pretty good idea of what indicators to look at before buying or selling a stock. What's the P/E ratio, how's the earnings per share growth looki...
Michael C.
Economic / Population Indicators South Bend - Good or Bad?
Hey everyone,Just thought I'd post in this group as I'm very curious as to what makes you all so confident in the economic indicators for South Bend. Its population has declined in the past twenty years (although has ...
Mark S.
Dallas/Fort Worth - Top of the Market Indicator?
For the first time ever I received a yellow post card and a letter from different investors willing to buy my primary residence in Dallas, as is, for all cash (these mailings were received within 2 days of each other)...
Jim Froehlich
Large Developments - Key Indicators for Success (or Failure!)
Experienced developers (or underwriters) of large multi-units or commercial deals: What do you think are the most important factors when analyzing deals that are close to execution (i.e. past entitlement phase)? I'v...
Andres Felipe Aristizabal
Questions for a Beginner and Indicators to Use
Hi BP community!Had two questions pertaining to % owner occupancy and median income when looking at a market. The first is the % of owner occupants, and wanted to know what exactly a low % of owner occupants in market...