Jorge Abreu
Reviewing a Real Estate Deal Like A Professional Underwriter
Real estate syndication funding starts with limited, passive investments that cover, at minimum, the down payment on the purchase of a commercial real estate asset, such as a multifamily investment property.
Before c...
Robert Carpenter
Private money loan contingencies
Suppose you borrow private money for a deal and the deal goes bust. Now with a bank mortgage there in normally a 'deficiency clause' allowing the bank to try to seize other assets you may have if the foreclosure proce...
Charlie Stevenson
Spokane's Growth - What's Driving It?
DO YOU KNOW SPOKANE?? WHAT'S DRIVING THE ECONOMIC GROWTH?Having grown up in Spokane in the 90's, I've watched this once sleepy town mature into a vibrant city. Now as a budding RE investor, it's important to understan...
Allen Chandler
2nd Home or Wait? (interest rates)
My wife and I have 3 options: 1. stay where we are. 2. buy a second home and rent 1st. 3. sell our home and buy another home. The trick to this entire thing is we want to time interest rates and housing prices right. ...
Thomas Hartman
Smaller Indiana cities
Hello everyone! I’m curious to see who on these forums is investing in rental properties in smaller cities in Indiana such as Fort Wayne of Lafayette, and if you’re having success there. I’ve had my eye on Indianapoli...
Dave S.
Analysis Paralysis - Help!
Hello friends!I have a townhouse in Newcastle, WA that I purchased for $200,000 in 1999. It is worth $400,000 today. The cap rate is 1.68%. My mortgage is $65,000 at 3.5%.In 2016, my household will earn $160,000...
Tim Griffiths
finding the time
I just closed on my first property and was thinking of having it be a str/mtr in my town but I'm having second thoughts. I have a very busy w-2 job as does my wife and finding the time and money to fully furnish anot...
Dennis P.
What's the catch?
Just finished watching a video on how to buy commercial RE by a guy who wrote a book for dummies. He makes it sound so simple and easy. If RE investment is so simple and succesful, why not more people do it? In other ...
Matt Messer
Negative Cash Flow on MFH
I am looking at a fourplex, that is listed at 117,000, Just based on Realtor's numbers and condition I would be looking to get the property around 105,000. Realtor said it would gross $19,479 yearly. I requested Sc...
PJ Singh
Seller Concessions based on multifamily inspection
Hi BP'ers, I recently have an inspection done on my first 25 unit MFH under contract in Houston TX. It is a 1970 single-story, garden-style brick MFH ( 3 building). As part of the general inspection report as well a...