How do you think about the returns on your investments and what are your targets?I look at my returns on this basis:1. Cash on cash return. This is well-understood by most. I look at after-tax cash flow for a given y...

Working 3 years at job (with hopes of getting mortgage approval after building credit history and saving. Im looking to get into a 4plex. Got down payment saved. Currently own my home free and clear. Score at 680 and...

Hi I am trying to find out whether I should sell or rent a single family I own.. I would have to pay STCG if I sell it this year or I could rent it with a net income of $1,400 a month.. is that typically considered a ...

$850K sale price
$185k seller finance @4% for 48 months
Due to seller at close $595K

Current Rental income $6900
Market Rate Rental Income $7300
Turn Key Business Net Income (included in deal) $2200
Theres ...

Hi BP! I am looking at purchasing this property as a primary residence. I would be living in the property for 6-12 months before turning it into a rental; I have made my lender aware of my long-term plans for the prop...

We're looking to be first time home owners and have been researching real estate investing for quite some time now and a family friend of ours is about to put their 2bd/1ba 6 acre farm that's located in Sonoma County ...

Hey Everyone - New to biggerpockets and new to REI as of last week. Just closed on my first rental, single family 3 bed for $72k in western, NY. Rental market up here is HOT and, as a result, have it rented already at...

My grandpa in law and I have talked about doing a deal together since he knows I'm interested in real estate. He's 76 and has a sizable rental portfolio that he's built over the past 30 years.  He wants to show me the...

the spreadsheet figures depreciation as a negative under total operating expenses.My agent/advisor says not to figure that in  Why would it be there if I was not to use it?I'm analyzing a 23 unit apartment complex. Is...

So I'm working on using the rental property calculator for the first time. In my theoretical world, I'd pay cash for this rental property and assumed that the county assessor would assess the property value below the ...