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Hello All, Thank you for your contributions to these BP discussions...Truly helpful information for a newbie investor like myself. Through networking I have been offered to partner on a flip with a real estate agent/c...
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My husband and I are looking to purchase a STR with a vacation home loan. We do plan to occupy it ourselves for the 14 day/10% of rentable days requirement. I've spoken to a few lenders and while I understand the guid...
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How do you estimate the ''exit cap rate'' on a commercial property? I understand that you can evaluate a sales price based on what the seller or broker presents as the cap rate and NOI, but how do investors determine ...
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Key Points:
-Keep the utilities in your name and bill back to the long-term tenants.
-Hire out lawn care and snow removal... or DIY.
-Insurance costs will decrease when transitioning from homeow...
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Hello guys/gals,I have been browsing through bigger pockets for some time now and finally ready to post some questions and comments. First off let me explain who I am and where I come from. I am currently active duty ...
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Lately I've been dabbling the numbers to maximize the cash on cash return for rental properties.
I want to run this sample deal to make sure my numbers are correct. From what I can see a hard money > refi deal ma...
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Hi everyone! I'm Jonathan and am looking at a fixer property in Portland, Oregon that my family would live in for at least 3 years as my wife does her residency at OHSU and then either rent, or sell. The property we a...
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My father has a rental house that recently burned down. While much of the structure is still there the support beams that hold the weight of the house is damaged. So it has be categorized as a total loss. We have b...
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Hello fellow BP members. Had a question regarding county vs city views on a APN(s). These properties are located in Los Angeles Country and within Los Angeles City Have a owner that wants to sell his 2 houses since ne...
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I have been managing this complex for three years now, and know it inside and out. 12 total units (5 buildings on slabs. Three duplexes and two triplexes. Ten two bedrooms and two one bedrooms) decent part or town, bu...