Back story is: lease expired and sent tenants in advance intent to raise rent (was barely breaking) they decided to extend only 6 months at current rate. since then, i just got a job offer to move to Atlanta. I decid...

Good evening. Seeking experienced opinions on the pros and cons of my investment strategy. My 1st property I plan to buy and rehab all cash then rent it. once that's done I plan to take out a home equity loan on the p...

The “cap rate” is probably the most widely used metric in commercial real estate. It’s a metric that I refer to almost every day when describing or evaluating an investment opportunity. In short, a cap rate is the u...

I recently posted "Cap Rate Is Not Your Return" and had some really interesting conversations from it.  One I wanted to bring up as a separate post is how cap rate is used in commercial real estate investing verses re...

My husband works for a commercial developer (W-2) and is a small owner (K1) so our understanding is that he qualifies for REPS. We're looking at buying an STR to self-manage but with rates and prices where they are, t...

So I have been dreaming of purchasing these properties for a long time. I’ve known the timing wasn’t right so I didn’t pursue, but last week I said screw it and showed up at the owners house. We’ve never met, owner in...

Hey Everyone! There is something about Cap rates that is getting me confused and I'm hoping someone can help me wrap my head around the concept. Cap Rate = NOI/Property Value. Using this formula, if NOI goes up, and p...

Starting the conversation about buying my grandparents home in the mountains. They own all their assets outright and will probably remain in the property for another year or two. My rental properties kick off enough c...

I just made my first real estate investment purchase....just dipping the big toe. At any rate, it is in a suburb but more of an urban-type suburb. It is a 2-3bed and 2 full bath single family. But! It is zoned for a m...

Hi BP Friends,Still debating on a SFR in SF, zoning is R2. I'm wondering if it would be possible to turn this into a duplex? And if so, is that the same things as a "condo conversion." I'm a little confused on if that...