Eugene Harris
In need of advice about running the numbers on potential deals.
Hello everyone, just recently I have been playing around with numbers to get comfortable with analyzing deals before I jump into the real estate investing game. God willing, I’m going to buy my first property within ...
John Stevenson
Looking at a 4 unit multi-family. Opinions of the numbers?
I am looking for some opinions on this property. Here is a numbers picture just to get the conversation rolling. I am sure I can negotiate a bit lower price, but I don't see this hanging around much longer. This is at...
David Van Brunt
Are the Rent numbers of Rent-O-Meter accurate for Chicago area?
Just getting started, and looking to buy first rental property an Norther suburbs of Lake County. Given high property taxes, my calculations are very sensitive to rent assumptions. Have check numbers on Rent-O-Meter a...
Craig James Conrad
Can I set the maximum number of tenants in a Mobile Home?
I have a couple of older Mobile Homes (MH). The smaller one has an obvious bedroom and another "cove" that is quite small and without a real door. I spent hours last year trying to find if the MH is officially one o...
Jonathan Weinberger
I bought 1.5M worth of property in Detroit... Here are the numbers.
Hey BP community, Every so often I enjoy writing about my investing experience here. It helps me build connections with other investors, and it helps me expand my network of capital partners. None the less, I come fro...
Johnny Kula
Would you buy a house in the bad part of town if the numbers looked good?
I've read many books on this stuff and I've heard a few times not to buy in neighborhoods that you wouldn't feel comfortable walking around in, etc.Wanted to know your take on buying places that show good numbers but ...
Eran G.
How do you back out of a deal when the numbers are off?
I recently finished reading a real estate book where the author recommends tying up a property quickly (if initial analysis suggests the deal is a good one) and then doing the due diligence. This sounds pretty obvious...
Corey Dutton
What Are the Most Number of Offers You’ve Seen Submitted on a Deal?
It’s incredible what I’m seeing and hearing about the high levels of activity in some “micro” markets around the U.S. For example one of my real estate investors is looking in and around Whittier, California. This is...
Corey Dutton
What Are the Most Number of Offers You’ve Seen Submitted on a Deal?
The most offers? 27 I believe it was, a house and seven acres behind a McDonnalds that alread had a side street marked. I wanted it for my business I submitted the offer a tad under asking price about 4 hours after hi...
Joe S.
What to do when a contractor pulls a huge number out of the hat after the fact?
So we got a call from our property manager and said that the toilets were backing up. She sent a reputable plumbing company out and they gave us a $9000 bid to do excavating, repairs, etc. due to some roots getting ...