William Kim
Thinking about Investing in Syndication
I've recently become interested in the idea of investing in syndication deals due to its "active-passive" nature (and also diversification of my portfolio of course). With any investment, I plan to conduct due dilige...
John K.
Net Present Value (NPV) - the most accurate deal analysis?
Even though Net Present Value is used mainly in financial management I think it is probably the best ratio/calculation for analyzing a real estate deal. Unfortunately in Real Estate Analysis people usually use mainly ...
Account Closed
is gut rehabbing a good estimate?
so i was reading this http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/21771-gut-rehab-costs and got the definition of a gut rehab
"A major restoration project on an old house or other building, ripping out ...
Steven Coppola
Will renting ever Die?
You always hear "buying a house is the best investment you can make" "Renting is like throwing your money away". What if everyone starts to listen and renting becomes a thing in the past? Now you're stuck with a prope...
David Krulac
"Home prices in real terms didn't increase"
"from 1890 to 1990. The American dream of building wealth through homeownership is a FALLACY. That was the bubble thinking but its still fresh in our minds."
Robert Shiller, Economist Yale University, and c...
Kelli P.
Is Detroit a good market to begin in for Newbie Investor?
Hi BP Fam! I am a newbie investor and I've been doing a lot of research, reading and podcast listening over the past couple of weeks and came across BiggerPockets along the way. Currently, my goal is to start with p...
Bruce Weyer
Rental Property Accounting using Quickbooks Online
Does anyone do their own accounting? I'm trying to set up "asset" reserve accounts for Vacancy, repair & maintenance, and cap ex. how do you do this or are you accruing your expenses? How do you save for the expen...
Bobby Mitchell
Cash only investing in Mobile Homes - My plan
Hi All,First time posting on here but I have been an avid reader of the forums for a couple years. Great learning tool.I invested in single family homes in Houma, Louisiana from 2006-2009 and did okay, a couple rehab/...
Kevin D.
How do you build a team as a beginner out of state investor?
I'm looking to buy my first rental property. I live in CA and want to buy out of state. I am a buy and hold investor looking to buy a small single family home that at most needs major cosmetic work done. My question t...
Jerry W.
Please explain the SAFE ACT!!!
Hey all I am hoping to get some of the heavyweights to pitch in and help with information on the SAFE ACT.
I have been able to pick up some of it. It has very strict requirements that require every mor...