How to determine the Net Operating Income (NOI) of an Apartment Complex.
By Anthony Chara There are 3 figures that go hand-in-hand when trying to determine a commercial/apartment property's value. They are; Net Operating Income (NOI), Cap Rate (CR) and Asking Price or Purchase Price (PP). If you know 2 of the figures you can always figure out the third. I will be talking about the NOI...
How to Enjoy the Real Estate Game
By Vena Jones-Cox As you can imagine, I meet a LOT of real estate entrepreneurs every year. And something that I’ve noticed about many of you, including newbies and old pros, is an energy you give off that I can only describe as clenched-upness. Even folks who are excited, on the surface, about starting or expanding...
A System and Discipline
By Tony Youngs I remember when I attended my first seminar back in the 80’s the speaker said you have to have a system and discipline. I knew what the system was because he was teaching it. But I did not know what the discipline was until I began to apply the system. The discipline...
Is Your Title Company Overcharging You for Your Closing?
By Darrin Carey, Dayton Capital Partners LLC As a hard money lender, I see a lot of closing statements (aka HUDs) from many title companies. I’ve noticed an annoying trend that is also disturbing.
Ten Things to Do to Avoid Making Deals
By Vena jones-Cox Let’s face it: making deals complicates our lives. When we first become involved in real estate, buying a property can be very anxiety-provoking: I mean, really, even though we’ve done all our due diligence and run the numbers 15 different ways and talked to our favorite mentor about it and it STILL...