Jason V.
The Current MF Market and Potential Repercussions of a Correction
Good Morning BP!Summary: How do smart investors hedge against market corrections in the commercial multi-family sector? And should required reserves for a property be factored in to calculations for CoC and/or IRR? Th...
Joshua Dorkin
What Impact will Crowdfunding have on real estate finance?
I wanted to open up a discussion on the topic of real estate Crowdfunding and its impact on how deals are financed.
What do you think the future will bring?
Walther Arias
How do you screen a contractor and handyman?
HI guys, I am in the process of buying a new condo to rent out and I know it needs some work done to get it ready. What are some of the questions you ask prospect contractors or handyman in order to determine whether ...
J. Martin
Negotiating Purchase of Vacant Lot in Bay Area tomorrow. Advice?
Going to try to negotiate the purchase of vacant lot tomorrow. Any advice?I’m meeting the owner of a vacant lot tomorrow to try to negotiate the purchase of a vacant lot in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s a killer pr...
Sharad M.
Location, Location, Location vs. Numbers, Numbers, Numbers!!!!!
What would you choose - a 20% cash on cash return in a decent neighborhood or 35% cash on cash return in not the best neighborhood? Everything else being equal.
If you could also explain why you would choose one over...
Ryan Jenks
Seller didn't disclose anything, & after 3k of inspections...ugh!
My offer was accepted on a 14 unit apartment. I knew it needed new windows and was built in 1950. In the purchase agreement forms we signed, he wrote NONE in the disclosures. He showed the best (only good ones) 3 u...
Gino Barbaro
What's Stopping You From Investing In Multifamily Properties?
I have posed this question to help me serve my students better. I know most answers will focus around lack of money, but I think the answer is more complex. My three biggest reasons for taking action: FEAR, family m...
Joseph Gozlan
UDIRECT or EQUITY TRUST 2015
I know this was asked before but all the threads are very old (years old) and things change (read many posts that say the level of service changed for both companies over the past 2 years).So for the people that want ...
Elizabeth Nenque
Advice needed: sellers want to stay past closing
My husband and I have been house hunting and are about to submit an offer on a house in Bothell.The sellers would like to stay past closing and rent until they find a house. Our agent says this is common. BUT we recei...
Ian Fisher
Managing property manager
Hi allI'm sure I'm not the first person to deal with this issue and hoping for some advice from all the great experience on BP. I'm a SFR buy and hold investor who is very remote from my properties and so I retain a p...