I am looking for advice on how to forecast property taxes for my financial model.  The way that I see most brokers represent the property is to take current property taxes and keep it constant or increase it marginall...

Is the EM as simple as it seems? When a see an EM of 2.5, I understand that the investor gets back $2.50 for every dollar invested. But does that exclude the initial $1 investment?What would make more sense to an inve...

Hopefully some on here are interested in quant or statistics and how it can be applied to rents. If it intimidates you, don't worry, I will attempt to be concise and provide a laymens terms summary.Basic statistics cr...

I have seen several window posts lately and thought I share one on glass properties. I have tried to break this down to simple terms and only hit the important parts of glass.  There are many variables to glass but on...

Anyone soundproof windows successfully without replacing the entire window? Have an apartment building on a busy highway and am looking to reduce traffic noise. 

Hello, I manage my own properties and they all have various cash on cash return rates and equity. I am thinking about developing a formula that considers the annual cash flow, cash invested, equity and management hour...

Private real estate offers many benefits to individual investors, such as high returns, portfolio diversification and tax efficiency. Institutional investors have long understood the merits of this asset class, and re...

When determining whether a multifamily property is over or under-priced, how should comps be considered? Ideally I would image we would try to compare them to other multi-family homes for sale in the area, but if ther...

I noticed this crack in the front section of my home (pretty sure it has been there since we bought the house, I’ve just never paid attention) Do you think I should be concerned? 

If you are an owner, builder or developer of apartment buildings or residential homes, there is an opportunity to earn a tax credit of $2,000/unit or dwelling for energy efficiency. This credit is known as the 45L Tax...