We buy all types of different property for our investment purposes, including single family, small multi-family, larger multi-family, storefront, storage, parking, industrial, strip-mall, and many combinations thereof. It’s important to understand that while there are positives and negatives to all different property types, a lot of our decision is driven by the realities within the […]
In an earlier article “How much should I pay for an investment property,” we discussed the methodology behind estimating value of Single Family Residences. As we discussed, the CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) looks at similar houses which sold, and then makes adjustments to the sold prices in order to accommodate the differences in condition, amenities, size, […]
How do you know how much to pay for a house – this has got to be one of the most commonly asked questions I hear. This, interesting enough, is quite surprising. I would think that with all of the popularity of real estate on the internet today, that this would be one of the […]
In a past article, entitled What If I Fail with My First Real Estate Investing Deal, I explored some of the social implications of real estate investing, and how our struggles, which are bound to happen, can impact our relationships. The next day after the article appeared on my blog at JustAskBenWhy.com I received this […]
I am not sure how long you’ve been in this game, and what your experiences have been, but in my world the practice of a refinance is an integral component of almost every deal I’ve ever do. Why, you may ask? Why would you refinance a real estate investment? Well, there are a few reasons. […]
Seriously, people – this is one of the most misguided questions I can think of in the real estate investing space. And yet, here it is, the title of my article 🙂 Well, as you know, my articles reflect your questions, and therefore it follows that the reason this article came to be is because […]
Guys, when five years ago I first started writing articles on the subject of real estate investing, I struggled to chose what to write about. It was difficult to know what you would find interesting. Today, I never have to wonder what my titles should be. Indeed, all I have to do is answer the […]
As I write this in 2016, real estate investing is hot. Amateurism is running amok, and every other person I talked to is either in real estate investing or wants to be. And, in this environment, I hear this question often – should I quit my job to go full time into real estate investing? […]
This question that keeps coming up in discussion among new, and not so new, investors. It’s an important question, but unfortunately there is no clear definitive answer. What’s more, the answer requires you to make a choice, which is not the easiest choice to make… Just yesterday I had lunch with a new investor, who […]
Before I discuss if Is AirBnB a good way to rent property, let me welcome you back to the JustAskBenWhy blog in 2016. This article is my first in this calendar year. In fact, it’s been two or three weeks since I last published on this blog. I apologize for being somewhat lackluster in this […]
This is the second installment in the two-part series entitled Is Turn-Key Real Estate Investing a Good Idea. In the previous article I covered the basics of what turn-key investing is, how it works, who the players are, and what everyone’s rationale is. In this article I want to focus more specifically on the pitfalls […]
Real Estate investing is hot in 2015. Everyone, and I mean everyone wants to be in this space. And in particular, Turn-key real estate investments have gained considerable notoriety as of late. There are more and more searches in Google, and there are never-ending questions on all of the internet real estate platforms, specifically BiggerPockets. […]
I am a lot of things… That’s a true statement, guys. Such is the life of entrepreneurship. To start with, I am a husband and a daddy – this occupies most of my time. Beyond this, some people in this world, though very few at this point, still know me as a violin teacher, others […]
What is so scary about commercial loans? Well, interest rate adjustments for one thing. Here’s how to reduce risk of adjustable rate real estate loans. I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago for the BiggerPocket blog entitled Are Nothing Down Real Estate Deals Risky in which I discussed the essence of risk as […]
To tell you the truth, I’ve resisted writing on this subject for some time. There are two simple reasons for this. One is that the topic of depreciation is really rather dry; there is nothing sexy, motivational, or exciting about it. Actually, some would say that it’s flat out boring… Who wants to read a […]