David Messam
Skip tracing leads real estate
Hello bigger pockets family. I currently have about a thousand homes that may have motivated sellers but am having trouble getting in contact with them. I use the free website fast people search, and a paid for progra...
Richard F.
Agents getting rich...
There were some interesting stats in this month's "Hawaii Realtor". I realize they do not accurately reflect all markets, but nonetheless I feel they illustrate an important point.
Currently, we have approximately 20...
Marvin Z.
[Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal
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Hi all, just interested in getting feedback on a deal I'm looking at. I used what I...
Sammy Patel
Bigger Pockets Rental Calculator
I have a basic question that came up when dealing with my realtor. Using the BiggerPockets rental calculator you get a Cash on Cash ROI. However, it uses the P&I in that calculation. Does that COC ROI represent wh...
Andrew Lawrence
Analyzing markets based on MSA or City or County
Which is the most accurate in determining how well a target market is doing economically as far as number of jobs and job growth is concerned? Does looking at MSA numbers or county numbers or city numbers reflect a be...
Ryan Moses
NEWBIE
Hi everyone, Ryan from NYC.
Looking forward to a time of great interaction on everything real estate.
Kyle Lewis
CapEx reserves included in expenses?
I've used a variety of deal analysis calculators and many of them include CapEx estimates/reserves in the 'Expenses' category, like this:Income - Expenses (including CapEx estimates) = NOIBut shouldn't CapEx estimates...
Tanner Grindel
Getting Accurate Sqft For Home
I am not sure which numbers to trust when it comes to the size of a home. I see a different number on the county appraiser site from almost 3 years ago than is on the listing. How do you know which number is more accu...
Ramsey Rimkeit
Tax Assessor Data vs Zillow?
I've noticed that Zillow's tax information on a property is significantly higher than the info I got from the county tax assessor's website. I'm assuming the tax assessor is accurate because it reflects the actual tax...
Jon Holdman
Online tool with zip code based demographic info
Ran across this tool from ESRI this morning:Zip Code LookupPunch in a zip code and it gives you a summary view of the types of folks who live there, income, age and population density. No doubt they have a bunch more...