Eric Schaaf
A Quick House Hacking Question
Hello!I am new to real estate and I am currently saving up for a down payment on a small multifamily to house-hack for a year or two. I am having an issue though, and perhaps it is just that at the time, there are no ...
Powell Chee
How much to refi?
Hello BP,I have a situation and I wanted to see what people suggest. I recently purchased an out of state rental property for $94k, which includes closing costs. In my original projections after doing a refi I was p...
Yousef Reda
GOOD DEAL? Please TELL ME BEFORE I INVEST!
Okay location is in a small CITY!, however looking at the microeconomics and the city seems to be appreciating slowly per year. The vacansy rate is around 2-5% over the last 3 years. Here is the numbers.Rooms: 6 bedr...
Jeff L.
What's your criteria for Cash Flow or cash-on-cash ROI?
I'd like to get a survey going.When evaluating houses, what's your criteria for:1) Cash flow per door (e.g. $100)2) Cash-on-cash return on investment (e.g. 12%)3) Do you only use one metric or both? Does a house have ...
Stephen Asherson
Cash-flow from small apartment investments
Hi guys, love the site and all the info/resources/help that is available here.Short summary of my situation:- Complete beginner with real estate. Only just starting to learn about what is involved.- Looking at small (...
Account Closed
Investor's Secret on Selecting Where to Invest - Best Places
Today's Phoenix newspaper had the following article - The point being that when you invest for cash flow it is a good idea to find communities where "normal people" can afford the rent & can afford to buy. Whether...
Joseph Sangimino
How to underwrite an apartment building that's unoccupied?
All, I need some advice from the community. I'm in the early stages of analyzing an apartment complex for sale in my target area. It's currently unoccupied so I'm at a loss as to how to underwrite it properly. It may ...
Kris Martinez
Experience working with a Holton Wise Realtor, Cleveland, OH
I wanted to share my experiences working with Federico Gutierrez from Holton Wise. My disclaimer: this post is about Federico Gutierrez and his professionalism and my experience working with him. I will update this po...
Mitchel Durfee
How to get next property
I bought my first house in PA in 2008 for 75k and just refinanced it in October using a VA loan now it's rented for 523 a month and my mortgage is 437 I owe 65k on this property
In May I bought a 4 unit compl...
Jacquelyn Sarpong
Automated voicemail, Call Centers, and Self answering?
When a motivated seller calls you, I would like to know which would you preferAutomated VoicemailCall Centers or You yourself answering the phones?