John Thomas Robinette III
The Gentrification Issue
I did a quick search in the forums and couldn't find a discussion about gentrification. I live in New York and this is a HUGE issue because basically the only "affordable" real estate is in primarily minority areas. T...
Mark Shaffar
What's your plan when the real estate market starts to cycle down again?
A while back @Jay Hinrichs posted about the the real estate market levelling off http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/199...and I got to thinking today about what happens after that. What are my plans to han...
Andy Madden
Buying w/ Owner Financing & Selling w/ Land Contract
Hi everyone,
I have what might be a basic question for the creative finance folks out there, but I appreciate the help in advance.
I have a contract in place to purchase a home from an owner who has offered to finan...
Alex Wade
New from Portland, Oregon
Hello from Portland.I have very little experience but am here to learn more, and get ideas from others about how to make money by investing. I have been a residential mortgage lender for 6 years, and currently have 1...
Rob Beardsley
Loss to Lease: What am I missing? Thoughts?
In commercial real estate, a loss to lease refers to a unit being rented for below market value. For example, if there is an apartment community renting two bedrooms for $1,000 per month yet a tenant who has been ther...
Brian G.
24 unit Apt Deal
Here is a deal I've come across and was hoping to run some numbers by you guys to see how my deal analysis skills are coming along. PLEASE point out any errors/misassumptions.
Deal Information As It Was Given To Me:...
Alex Aronson
What Comps do you use in todays market?
Hello,
I just had a lively discussion with a realtor who was chastising me for how I was computing my comps.
Basically the discussion came down to what to include. Based on the comps the realtor pulled, the price p...
Sarah Lorenz
Features to include if building a home to also use as an STR?
I am thinking about building a house for our next primary residence, but I would also like to use it occasionally as an STR. I’m thinking about features to include for this purpose. So far, I’m thinking about extra cl...
Victor Chalouh
First time investor need some advice on down payment
Hi guys So I was reading a few forums and newbies just like me were asking if a property’s rent roll would cash flow positively based off of the mortgage price they’ll have to pay (the mortgage price with everything i...
Bryan Wegman
5/1 ARM or 30 year fixed??
I'm closing on a buy and hold property mid January 2019. My current finance options are a 30 year fixed at 5.75% or a 5/1 ARM at 5.0%. I'm curious what you all think is a better option?
Details:
4 bedroom 1.5 bathroom...