Chris Feltus
LTV Ratio (minus repairs) that is Acceptable for Investors?
For a "good deal" on a property, what is the general consensus on the LTV ratio needed? It seems, at least here in TX, you need to get the property at $.70 cents on the dollar minus repairs including costs such as sel...
David Hunter
Every Door Direct Mail Postage Credit!!!
Fellow Agents, USPS is offering a $50 & $100 postage credit for first time EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail) users! Here's the direct link: USPS Every Door Direct Mail I've been using EDDM for a few years now and I h...
Adam L.
Need help finding office tenants (Chicago)
Hello,I have a office building located in Chicago. I am having a difficult time placing tenants in the building. I purchased it in 2012 empty with a ton of deferred maintenance. I did a major rehab to the building in ...
Mary B.
Melissadata.com -- what's your experience with it?
Hey BP,I just learned of this website and would like to know if anyone on here has used it before. Its sapposedly a source for direct mail and international data (Germany, India, UK & USA). For those that are curi...
Shelby Spring
So Many Books to Read...Where Should I Begin?
Hello all,I am brand new here on BiggerPockets and am looking to learn more about REI. I am currently on my half-term break this week (I'm a teacher) and would love to read a couple of REI books. I am having a hard ti...
Lauren E.
How often are you sticking to the 1% rule?
I’m finding that this is tough to achieve. Even on well located, healthy income-producing and appreciating properties. How often are you able to hit that target and what are the reasons that you would consider buying ...
Victor Oben
Seller wants to sell house with office/institutional zoning
I'm not very familiar with zoning or how it works. I've got a seller who wants to sell a residential house with office/institutional zoning. Is this something I can wholesale? There aren't really comps for this. How d...
Sean Dezoysa
Does the 50% rule work well with cheap properties?
I was looking at this property and realized with the 50% rule, it would cash flow with a $30k @ 9% loan, assuming no repairs: https://www.zillow.com/homedet...So either the 50% rule doesn't work well for low end prope...
Emery Jensen
Midwest Residential Investing (Newbie)
What's going on Bigger Pockets!?
I've been looking at investing for cashflow in the Midwest and I plan to specifically target residential multifamily properties for now at least. Going through the markets I noticed A...
Amir H. Chavoshi
Houston rehab estimation
Hi everybody!I'm a real estate wholesaler and I want to work in Houston,Texas market.But there are some problems with rehab estimations.I wanted to know, how you estimate rehab costs for Houston houses?Do you used 70%...