Why is the cap rate normally reserved for commercial real estate investing? Do I look like I don't know what I am talking about if I market a SFR or duplex and mention its cap rate? 

I've been buying the 9 year water heaters lately from Home Depot and have been thinking about purchasing the 12 year heaters from now on but is there really that much of a difference between a 6 year and a 12 year oth...

We are doing a direct mail campaign for single family properties with much success.  We plan to transition over to marketing for small to medium size multifamily units.  Is direct mail a good way to market for multifa...

Hi, I'm new to the site, although I've been lurking for awhile. Later in 2016, we plan to buy our first investment property. We're shooting for a small apartment building in the 8 to 14 door range. That being said, we...

Purchase price - $255,000Expected rehab - $80,000Expected ARV - $425,000Actual rehab/carrying costs - $155,000Actual sell price - $525,000Profit - $76,400Time to complete – 7 months to get on market, 9 months to close...

Hi all,Long time reader but I haven't had anything to really post about but now I'm thinking about moving forward more into real estate outside of just owning a property to live in.I currently own half of a duplex tha...

Hi, I am new to the biggerpockets and excited to be here.
Seattle is a expensive place to own a nice real estate for me. However, I have been attracted to the idea to building a large size pre-fab home so that I can ...

Hey all, I did a cost seg study on my short term rental for the 2022 tax year. I'm a financial planner by profession & really wanted to understand the nuances behind this topic more. I love comparing the hype vs r...

I'm building a 3-flat in East Garfield Park, west side neighborhood of Chicago.  I own about 80 MF units, but this is my first ground up construction.  I have a partner who is the GC.  I've paid for the land, architec...

Hello,I am preparing to sell my property coming spring may be March/April 2022 and will be mostly out of station away from my family from January so I would like to get started prepping my home right away while I am h...