Robert Smith
Should I Sell or Continue Renting Out...?
My situation:Renovated a home purchased for about $166k back in 2018, and for the most part, it looks like a better home, but there were some issues discovered that I didn't notice during the inspection phase. Those l...
Eric Berkner
Investing in low cap rates, how does it make sense?
In the portland metro area, like most areas now, are low cap rates, near 4.5%. Mathematically it doesn't make sense to invest, however I am comfortable in this market and I know it very well. I'd be nervous dumping se...
Kevin Auyong
Milwaukee Lease length
I've had a few tenants whose leases ended in Nov or Dec which was a bad time to try to get new tenants.
Going forward I wanted to end leases in Feb rather than those months to avoid those months so maybe something l...
James Kim
Negative Cash Flow Rental Investment Advice
Hello,I have been recently introduced to the world of real estate investing and places such as biggerpockets have been extremely informative and inspiring. My goal is to generate another stream of income for retiremen...
Chris Brown
Cap Rates will the stay low or increase with higher interest rate
Interest rates for multi fam loans are up about 1% since the summer. The fed wants to raise rates to 2.5-3% over the next few years. How will this impact cap rates? Will investors take the long view and suffer less ca...
Joseph Ferrer
So I have a list of Pre-Foreclosures- Now what?
Aloha All,Pardon my ignorance as I'm new to the foreclosure and pre-foreclosure process. I recently acquired a listing of them in my area, and I'm not sure where to begin. Do I just call these people up and say, "Hey ...
Michael Evans
Multi Family values in a rising rate environment
My question is concerning multifamily properties. They are valued using cap rates, cap rates are driven to some degree by interest rates. Given that the Fed has been raising rates and we are in a rising rate environ...
Bryan Hancock
Is Your Capital Working? Or Are You Working?
Lately I have seen a number of posts from what I consider some of our most respected posters on the board using standard procedures to calculate returns. One of the calculations that happens frequently is that someon...
Tracy Stein
Turbulent Waters Ahead for Real Estate and Mortgage Industry - Ne
Changes That Will Affect the Entire Real Estate and Mortgage IndustryThe rules are changing for mortgage lenders. The consumer Financial Protection Bureau (cFPB) is replacing some of the forms used at closing and requ...
Eric Teran
What is my percentage in building new multifamily with a partner
BP,I'm an Architect. I'm good at that. I get permits fast and have nice designs. One of my clients is a developer and is good at finding properties and running the numbers (not good at that). I like that he is conserv...