i know loopnet isnt going to have any good deals, im just using it to practice analyzing properties.Once i find out the Income and expenses, i get the NOI by using the 50% rule.Next i get the cap rate right?   So this...

BiggerPockets Publishing just released Anson Young's new book  Finding & Funding Great Deals: The Hands-on Guide to Acquiring Real Estate in Any Market . And just like our last book, it instantly sold out on Amazo...

I've noticed a fair number of investors, even those who use BP, don't use Facebook or other social media. This got me thinking that a "groups" feature on BP so we can form and run groups to organize, communicate, shar...

Hello BP!I own a rental in Portland, Maine and am currently looking for tenants.  An acquisition specialist from Corporate Housing Specialists reached out to me asking if I would be interested in renting to their comp...

Glad to be finished with the studying since i have gotten my illinois and michigan sales license pretty much back to back wasn't planned this way just the way that life had went over the last few months. I have a coup...

Can a private, individual landlord (who only has 1 rental unit) deduct cleaning fees for normal wear-and-tear from a security deposit at the end of a lease? Deposit was $650. Interest accrued = $3.90 for a total of 65...

when i recently made the big move from nyc to signal hill, ca, i could not get a mortgage cuz i write and wrote off most of my taxable income to uncovered medical costs (was blinded in both eyes couple yrs back while ...

Greetings from Atlanta!I am a CPA in the Atlanta area looking to start building a real estate empire! Maybe eventually, right now I'm just looking for a decent multifamily. I have spent the last few years watching e...

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I see many homes where I'm going to be buying (SFH's and Multi-FH's) where they are being sold as-is and without a survey.

The lack of survey concerns me. I thought that a survey needs to be done on every s...

Hi All - new investor here!  Currently stuck in analysis paralysis trying to find my first deal.  I live in AZ but am looking out of state for less expensive properties.  The part I am struggling with is calculating a...