Adam Webb
Rental Calculator too harsh?
So I find that when I evaluate properties according to the BiggerPockets method, including CapEx monthly, including 5% of gross rents for repairs and maintanence, including 10% for property managers, etc, NO property ...
Stephen Solum
Section 8 payments as HUD lowers the rate yearly (Joliet)
Hello BP. I am looking into section 8 in Illinois in Will county (Joliet). As I was looking up the HUD advertised rates I have noticed in 2016 through 2018 the amount has been dropping. (Example 2 bed rents in 2016...
Simon Stahl
Expected buyer closing costs
Hi BPI was wondering what the usual buyer closing costs are in SA. I know everything is negotiable. I am not looking for an exact number, only for a ballpark of what is normal in the area. Let's say I buy a property f...
Account Closed
Key Points In Mobile Home Parks.
Howdy all, I wanted to see what the key points of interest are in mobile home park. I have 2 sellers each with 2 parks making up 50 homes and I want to make sure I can ask the right questions and present the right inf...
Adam Read
Reducing the Water bill
I'm new to real estate and I have a question about water bills that the landlord has to pay. What tactics have you used to reduce water consumption by the tenants. Weather that be water efficient shower heads, tank-le...
Oliver B.
Hard Money question
Actively looking for our first flip deal in SoCal....
Target buy price is up to $500k or so; we have cash on hand to put about 50% down and fund the rehab, so just need money to cover roughly 50% of our pur...
Rob Simpson
Real Estate & Professional Photography
In my perusing I often come across photos taken at bad angles, at night (!!), with 0.3MP phone cameras, fish-eye lenses, and the list goes on.
Has anyone at BP ever worked with a pro photographer to enhance a listing...
Adam Black
Need opinions from investors with more than 4 properties.
Trying to see what the demand is for turn key properties that require 25% down. I might have a private lender that will lend on deals that have 25% invested and would go beyond the 10 max that FNMA has. Average deal w...
Austin V.
Best resources for finding hard money partners
I am an experienced investor who has 75ish transactions going at a time. Up to this point, I have lived on hard money loans from friends and family and my own capital. I average 5M+- borrowed at any one time for these...
Charlotte Dunford
Market downturn's impact on MHP vs. Multi-Family
How does a market downturn impact the mobile home parks and Multi-Family properties differently? For example, how would an apartment building lose its value in a market crash, and be tough sell? Is it because or a low...