A.R Shakir
FAMILY DOLLAR good or bad investment
I have seen a New Family dollar in a small town for 1 million at 8% cap rate and NN for 10 year lease. Any thoughts on Family Dollar as investment as I will be doing this as all cash? Its in Oakland,IL.Just never done...
Sunny A.
House Hacking vs Renting in Bay Area, CA
Hello everyone,I've read a few posts on the housing market here in the Bay Area. Given how hot it is, would you recommend:1. House hacking2. RentingIf you recommend house hacking, how do you go about finding deals in ...
Tom Lipps
Walmart Paint in Rental? Color Place Country White
Hi BP,I just bought my first rental property (Duplex in a C+ area). $82k purchase price.I'm going to be painting this Saturday and found Brandon's article about using Walmart's cheap paint; Color Place Country White. ...
Bryan N.
Lots of traffic but no actual applications
So, I've had a property listed on craigslist and postlets for almost two weeks now. I get multiple calls, texts, and emails almost daily. I've been showing the property almost daily and sometimes more then once a ...
Sandy S Harris
Vacancy & Cap Rates
Quick question BP'ers,
I'm spending lots of time analyzing properties these days, but I'm wondering where do I go to get the cap rate and vacancy rate on any given area? It isn't always given in a listing, along with...
Anthony King
Actual NOI extremely low, not supporting asking price
I see a lot of multifamily listings that have the price set steictly on proforma numbers. I always hear to set your offer price based on actual rent rolls, T-12, current NOI. Cap Rate, etc. However, I come across a lo...
Geoffrey Buscho
SBA(504) Loan Lessons Learned on Commercial Real Estate
Hi BP Community!We are getting set to close our biggest CRE investment here in about two weeks and since it is a hybrid of creative financing and an SBA 504 loan, we wanted to share some lessons learned since we have ...
Karen Margrave
REAL HARDWOOD OR ENGINEERED HARDWOOD FLOOR?
I know "REAL" hardwood floors sound great. However; engineered wood (not laminate) can be refinished too, and is more consistent in coloring and finish I'm told. For high end homes, what have you used? Brand? If you ...
Carolyn L.
Selling shares of LLP to reinvest - tax strategies needed
We own shares in a private real estate LLP, with an opportunity to sell these units and reinvest the cash proceeds to purchase our own cash flowing rental properties. The per unit basis is $3,100; the new 2015 value ...
Larry Murrell
Seattle market - How to get started at these prices?
Interested in learning from experienced investors in the Seattle market