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Hi BP community! I was wondering if somebody could please explain cap rates for me? I’ve watched videos and read articles but I can’t seem to understandHow do you calculate them? When do they matter?Thank you!
I heard that commercial loans are a challenge to get, I was wondering if this is true. I read and researched that the property needs to make good money in order for the bank to approve you. Do you also need assets f...
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I am trying to get a feeling for the costs to renovate a home based on how big it is. I know that I am over simplifying things but if I wanted to create a rule of thumb to use when analyzing a property, what would yo...
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Somehow I ended up listening to AMTV blog and 3 mins in he says RE agents Mort Brokers will be replaced by APPs within as little as 2 yrs.
Feasible? I already hear Redfin agen...
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I have that I'm dragging my feet on a little. I got a lead on a property in a neighborhood I've been working. It's 3/2 1320 sqft home that was redone about 10 years ago. The market value for this home is around $13...
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I am a recent new homeowner in Austin, TX. Essentially I closed on an off market property and walked into greater than $50k of upfront equity (probably closer to $75-100k; Austin market is wild).About 6 months after c...
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Hello my fellow BP-ers, I'm an out-of-state landlord. I'm in Oregon with the property is in the bay area California. Tenants of one of the properties, will be vacating when lease expires (at the end of June). This...
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Hi - My cousin is closing on a family farm he inherited and is looking to do a 1031 with a multi-family. He'd like me to be involved to manage the finances of it for a bit of sweat equity and I'd also like to put in p...
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Hello,
I have an interesting opportunity, but I am having trouble determining how to creatively work this deal.
2 friends invested in a property and 1 wants to sell. To complicate things, 1 of the friends got her p...
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I own a home that has no mortgage and is currently vacant. My wife and I bought it as a foreclosure and we put quite a bit of work into it about 9 years ago. It's in pretty good shape, but it could use a little work (...