So I have been watching the interest rates as they have begun to rise and the notional value of risk free treasuries and ten year treasury bonds are approaching 3% . Given that the CAP rates in the San Francisco bay a...

Ok this sounds horrible but please read it all. I just bought my son and his wife a condo here in miami. My son is a trader, he's 27 years old and he was renting a unit for $6,500/month a big waste of money imo. He...

I have been watching the last 4 months in absolute awe. Unemployment is through the roof, businesses are going bankrupt, most people are staying home not spending money yet the stock market and Real Estate market are...

When I find a promising multi-unit rental property, I usually assume that 50% of the gross rents is what I'll have after operating expenses to pay my mortgage. The listing sheets have a breakdown of the operating expe...

Good Morning BP!Summary: How do smart investors hedge against market corrections in the commercial multi-family sector? And should required reserves for a property be factored in to calculations for CoC and/or IRR? Th...

Hey everybody, noobie here again. I have been reading like crazy and like everything, there seem to be 100 different discussions, opinions and thoughts about everything in this business.I have been reading about CAP r...

Henry Ford once said, "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely."

I believe that is the case here.

As most of you know, BiggerPockets has for the past weeks, been planning a real es...

Bill Gulley posted in another thread that he'd rather have "5 150K properties than 20 32K properties, all things considered. Generally, less maintenance, less management efforts, fewer collection problems, less vacanc...

Flip Men on Spike TV

For those who don't know what it's about,it's about 2 men who buy properties sight unseen,rehab flip them and sell them for profit much like the earlier flip shows only difference is that they bu...

Hey Guys -I was hoping for your feedback on a process question we've been pondering.What decisions do you believe an individual needs to make in order to close their first deal?I'd love to hear your thoughts on those ...