I am looking at a 10 plex (2 fourplexes and a duplex) in the an older, built out part of town 11/2 miles from the university built in 96 with a cap rate of 6.1% and a sales price of 650. The other project is new, gra...

I'm currently residing in Hawaii, but will probably be heading back to California mid 2010. I'm pretty much retired and like a lot of folks want to invest in income properties for good returns. Neither Hawaii not Cali...

One question always in my head.People always talk about buying apartment buildings (5+ units) is good because of the forced appreciation. Forced appreciation usually happens when investors buy a distressed property, ...

Hey Folks,
We presently have 1 rental property and are considering expanding our portfolio since our first rental property has been pretty good to us for the last 5 years. Wanted to get some opinions on the P&L f...

Hey BP,I'm currently browsing commercial buy and hold properties, and I've noticed a large variance in the properties CAP rates. What would you guys recommend for a standard cap rate? Does the cap rate tend to differ ...

I have a good deal I want to present to a few investors but I have a basic question about cap rate that I am hoping someone can help me out with. So with the current list price, the cap rate is 23% assuming the duplex...

Is this a scary area to consider investing? I was searching for foreclosures/preforeclosures and I found a relatively cheap/"the numbers worked"I do not have a credit or capital currently and FRANKLY, I DON"T WANT TO ...

If the market is so hot that I can't find a deal that nets cash flow, would you buy a cash neutral property, or just pay the capital gains tax and depreciation recapture??I thought the answer would be easy, but once y...

Hello I came across a CoC formula and was wondering if anyone in the community could answer this question.  The formula is:

CoC=(NOI - Debt Service - Cap X)/(Acquisition Cost)
What is the Cap X? There is the mont...

I just want to know if there’s any R.I around my area and if they can tell me where’s the best place to meet an Real estate investor? Thank BP!