Kyle Thomas
My First Deal... I think... Let's Just Say I Bought a Property
This is lengthy, but I've been enamored with the BP podcast and blog for about a year, so I've built up a few things to talk about. Well, let's get to with how I got started in real estate investing...Before I discove...
Keith U.
How do you build an apartment complex?
I'm in the process of building my first apartment complex. We acquired the land, met with the City to get approval on zoning for our goals so now our architect is doing some rough sketches on different configurations....
Deb Somdahl
4-plex purchase strategy - facing capital improvements
I am looking at a 4-plex investment. It is built in 1985 and has an original roof, and 2 original A/C (so two are likely ending useful life). I am weighing making a lower offer and planning for these large capital imp...
Evan Manship
New Guy to 50+ Deals in Year 1
There is nothing more intimidating than attempting to jump into the wild, wild west of real estate investing when you are first starting out. Meeting the right people, discovering the right neighborhoods, and more tha...
Ess Dee
Refinancing a balloon as a foreign investor
I have an opportunity for a seller financed deal on a triplex. The seller naturally once the property on a balloon payment after 5 years (92k, I think i can bring it down to 80k but that's another story).How would I g...
Dustin Gale
Commercial solar opportunity in Southern Utah
A family member of mine has a large parcel of land located in Southern utah. She has had several commercial solar companies contact her about wanting to lease the land. She would like to get that going but the company...
Kirby Davis
Offer Structure - Seller Financing & RE Mortgage - Creative
Hey guys! Looking for advice on how to structure an offer if we pursue a business opportunity. We've never done any creative financing or seller financing up to this point. This would be a real estate and business pur...
Omri Liba
Impact of Costs on Note IRR
Hi,I use two techniques to financially evaluate notes:1. Through the RATE() function in Excel, without considering the costs relating to the note2. Through an Excel sheet that i built that takes into account servicer ...
Hugo Solorzano
Pros and cons of mobile home investing?
Hi,I'm new to real estate and learning different strategies to invest. My city has various mobile home parks so the idea intrigues me. Does anyone have experience with this strategy? Do you buy with all cash? How do y...
Ben Bakhshi
Buying a note that is late in it's straight line amortization schedule
With straight line amortization schedules, interest payments decline over the life of the loan.Does anyone have some tips (or formulas, or excel tables) for calculating the actual interest collected if you buy a note ...