We were quoted a cost of roughly 300k for a particular company to do the architectural and engineering work on a 100 lot 50 acre subdivision. I am still new to all of this but that seems extremely high, considering th...

So we all agree obvious PITA applicants are to be avoided. To those more experienced out there, how do you reject them without them claiming discrimination and suing you? I'd like to tell this applicant that "I'm rent...

Hi everyone, my name is Liam and I'm a student at UVA in Charlottesville, VA. I have been educating myself on real estate investing on and off for over 2 years now, however within the past couple months I have gotten ...

Has anyone here used DoHardMoney.com as a hard money lender? They're listed in the directory here on BP but I wanted to see if anyone who has used them could share their experiences with them. Thanks!

I'll give you some averages I was told and please tell me if any of them are incorrect of if I'm missing anything.

Example property value: $100,000
1. Down payment - 20% of purchase + 4-5k in closing costs = $25,00...

Let's see if I can keep this short and sweet. I just closed on a 7-unit building in Chicago for a very good price. My biggest and most expensive decision is whether or not to convert the massive boiler/radiator system...

I am buying my first home which is a duplex in Short Sell for 72,000 dollars I am putting down the 3.5% for the FHA requirments....I am going to live in one side and rent the other side which will almost cover the com...

I am wondering how these 2 favor for new & seasoned investors. I personally like the MPP calculations because it seems as if you are allotting for  majority cost involved in a flip.... repairs, profit, holding &am...

I have a couple of acres that I subdivided from a larger property.  Once I sell the main parcel, my cost basis in these two acres will be near $0.  A builder I trust is interested in putting townhomes on it.  To make ...

What's up BP, Do you guys have a different set criteria for your analysis when it comes to CASH FLOW including CAP EX vs CASH FLOW without CAP EX or do you just base your analysis including CAP EX. Quick Example, Runn...