Lawrence Moore
Mortgage vs Owning outright
Just out of curiosity, how many of all your properties do you have a mortgage on and how many do you fully own? Mainly talking to buy & hold people, but flipping would also be welcomed, and really any type of REI ...
Iliya Muzychuk
Sweat equity valuation for permitting and remodeling a commercial building - Help
Hi, As an architect, I was approached by the building owner to help increase the value of their building and create a cash flow. The current value is 500k (the Owner has 400k ballon in 18 months), and with 150k remode...
Scott Prock
Clarification on Cap Rates
Greetings!I just read an article by Forbes where the author - Brad Thomas - mentioned something regarding cap rates that has me confused.Quote - "As a REIT analyst, I use cap rates on a daily basis for comparing the v...
Lynaire McGovern
Why is Tobyhanna real estate declining in value so fast?
I live in California and I have been looking for a place to invest that has cheaper homes than the $500,000 homes where I live. I have searched all over using Zillow and one of the states I am considering investing in...
Blake Wood
First Rental in Expensive Market
Hello BiggerPockets,Would love to hear some opinions/feedback on what course to choose as I try to tackle my first rental property. I am an agent in San Diego and work with some of the top flippers in the area (If yo...
Steven Maduro
Help I need to bump rents $ 200
Hello bigger pockets familyI have a problem My areas rents have increased far past my own mentality In assessing the valuesI have properties in Decatur GaZillow and rent ometer say that I should be charging 900-1300 o...
Account Closed
Am I calculating Cash Flow incorrectly or did I buy bad deals?
I own a couple rental properties and only recently found the world of BiggerPockets! What a game changer.. I wish I had found it 4 years ago before I started buying lol. Anyways, I read/hear about people cash flowing ...
Steven Taylor
rents going up
For those of us that have been doing this for a long time (25) years its crazy to see how much the rents have gone up in the last 5 years. When I started I had a 2 bedroom for $495 a month it took 20 years to get that...
Austin Sine
What is the deal factor that immediately turns you off of a deal?
While doing back of the napkin due diligence what is a standout factor that will immediately turn you away from analyzing the deal any further?
Matt Finneseth
Put cash flow towards principle?
This is something that I haven't seen yet as far as an investment strategy. I've thought about taking the cash flows from the rental and putting it towards the principle on the loan in order to expedite acquisition of...