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Good afternoon, bigger pocketers. Just got back from touring a few properties and since I have not purchased commercial real estate before, I have some questions.
What I'm looking at is a downtown section of three ad...
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Is simply applying the 50% rule running the numbers? In other words, can I simply calculate what my P&I will be and as long as it's 50% or less of the expected rent, then the deal has potential? Can this replace...
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I am considering my first 4 unit and would appreciate the help of the BP community with analyzing the deal.
Some background: I am interested in buying this property to hold and start generating a rental po...
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Let's call this a thought exercise for you, but real for me.
I'll try to be succinct and I completely understand that this is very much up to me. Still, I'm interested in what the community has to say.
Had a six fi...
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Good afternoon and happy new year ! My goal for 2017 is to get my Real Estate investing career up and rolling and to hopefully end my day job . I don't have and investing experience other then the house that my wife a...
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This was my first property in Baytown, TX which I bought using funds in SD-IRA and took a non-recourse loan on it as well. Its rented out for $1400 (lease was renewed for another year in March), professionally managed...
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Hi folks,I am in contract on my next deal in Oakland, CA. I would appreciate your advice on whether there are any gotchas that would prevent me from executing my plan.Purchase price: $250,000 (paying all cash)Closi...
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Hi,Is anyone currently acting as a KP on syndicated deals or has done so in the past? I am curious how one would look/underwrite that in terms of investing? what risks do you look out for in order not to do a deal? ...
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I bought a house in 2003 and lived there 3 years. When I deployed to Iraq in 2006, I rented it out and have been renting ever since. I was new to real estate and did not depreciate it until recently (maybe past 4 ye...
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Hey all first post here. So in short who I am, I am 23 just graduated college, ive worked for my families heating oil business since I was 16 and have spent the majority of my free time working with my dad on his rent...