These 20 cities across the U.S. are currently considered buyer’s markets, meaning there’s less competition among buyers and a higher inventory of homes, giving you more negotiating power. Of course, it is possible that values begin to decline or stay Read more…
Are you a real estate investor looking for the best markets to invest in? Tired of trying to guess which cities will provide the most attractive returns on your hard-earned money? As a real estate investor, there are a lot Read more…
According to research by Oxford Economics, the whole world is in a property bubble and Canada is the second riskiest, after the Netherlands. They used a price versus rent ratio versus historical ratios and found that Canadian prices are about Read more…
When deciding what property to purchase as an investor, it is useful to compare properties by calculating the cap rate for each property being compared. Cap rate is a term used in the real estate industry. It is short for Read more…
In order to find positive cash flow real estate, it is helpful to know how to calculate cap rate. Here is a cap rate calculation using actual numbers. Such numbers can be obtained from a seller is you ask for Read more…
In another post, I discussed cap rates of duplexes and properties for which income and expense information is readily available. With a multifamily property, you can demand rental history information or a schedule E from the seller. This is not Read more…
This map shows gross rental yields by market. I doubt they are considering taxes, vacancy rates, cost of utilities, etc., and the data is crowdsourced so not scientific, but it can give you some rough ideas. I’ve personally invested in Read more…