What's the best formula for finding a positive cash flow on a deal ?

I'm currently residing in the heart of Washington D.C. and am looking to buy my first income-producing investment property within the next 6 months. I was wondering what some good markets in Virginia and Maryland are ...

Hi, I have been going at the rental game for a while accumulating 15 individual units 1x1. I want to branch into a multi-family unit. It seems that all the multi-family units I look at have lower cap rates and lower c...

What's a better strategy: 1. Higher down payment: lower monthly mortgage cost, no pmi payments. This is generally 20%+ down. Good if you have the cash up front, but it's just that, you're losing that money up front. B...

What would you do if you had a house that has $200k in equity and your looking to start investing in real estate? Option #1: Rent the property out for $2,500 a month, with a operating cost of $1,850? Option #2: Simply...

I have a property currently under contract but I wanted to get some advice from other investors out there who could weigh in on our situation. My parents are currently renting (paying $4500/ mo) and want to use the ho...

Hey all,So, I am hopefully closing on my first rental property at the end of this month.  Happens to be my own office (commercial condo in a Medical building), so I've got a pain in the ass tenant :)Anyway, I created ...

Not experience investor ,just from finance backgroudCurrent market condition is clear, the interest rate will going up for whole year, and most likely all the fees for apartment buiding (tax, insurance, etc) will go u...

As a buy and hold investor - I have budgeted the typical 10% for repairs but find it nearly impossible to stick to that amount. The majority of my properties are fairly new (all built since 1970 with 5 of the 9 built ...

What mileage tracking apps do you all use? Why do you like that particular app?

Thanks in advance!