J Scott
First Milwaukee Rehab Complete
I haven't been around much the past 2 weeks, as I've been finishing up the rehab Marty Boardman and I have been working on in the Milwaukee suburbs. After 40+ rehabs in my local area (Atlanta), Marty and I decided to...
Zhenchen W.
Cash flow or appreciation?
Hi all, I've been saving up to buy an apartment in NYC where I live and work, but have decided to put the money to better use to invest in rental properties out of state. Complete newbie in real estate investing, and ...
Joe Ort
Turnkey performance over time
Hi all - I'd love to get some real world data on turnkey performance. Chris has a great post discussing TK: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/mastering...My concern as a new investor is the long term performanc...
Jefferey Chheuy
LLC formation with Partner suggestion
Hey everyone! Just had a question regarding LLC formation and what you guys think is the appropriate way to approach this. My brother and I have just gotten an offer accepted on a home. We want to form an LLC but are ...
Walther Arias
How to find a mentor - how I got started
Dear BP members,I just wanted to share with you this story because I realize that many of us (newbies) struggle with getting a mentor to help us and guide us during our first deals. Well let me tell you what I have do...
Jordan Archer
What's the market standard for calculating the cap rate?
What is the market standard for determining a property's Cap rate and NOI? Do you get a professional appraiser or is it just as off the cuff as it appears to be on Loopnet?Are their certain expense items you can leave...
Kyle Curtin
The importance of reserves when househacking!
Hi everyone! I just wanted to share one of my learning experiences from purchasing my first 3 family househack in Leominster, Massachusetts back in December of 2021. I purchased my property that was built well before ...
Edwin Guerrero
New owner wants to increase rent?
So the new owner wants to increase the rent but I can't afford it. But the property needs a lot of work. I saw that I have the right to look for a new place for 60 days without paying is that true? And so could you g...
Marlie Evans
Bonus Depreciation, safe harbors and Partial asset disposition
Now using the de minimis/routine maintenance safe harbors instead of bonus depreciation for appliances, carpet and the like. I don't understand why my taxes go up a few bucks when I change move an item (a kitchen appl...
Kathryn C.
If you had $1 million to invest in RE, how would you invest it in the current market?
I ask because one of our partners is meeting with a capital investor that has $1 million he is looking to deploy in some type of RE investment. The investor is a developer but can't find any suitable development proj...