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Tag: cap rate

July 16, 2018By Paula Pant

#140: Ask Paula – Should I Buy a Rental Property with an HOA?

Should you buy a rental property that mandates HOA payments? How do you adjust for cap rate over the years, as the property’s rent increases with inflation? Should you buy an $88,500 house that rents for $1,250 a month? And can you dive into detail about how you work with contractors and property managers?

I […]

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May 21, 2018By Paula Pant

#130: Ask Paula – Should I Sell Stocks to Buy a Rental Property?

Anna and Dave want to get married … eventually. But they want to buy a rental property together first. How should they approach this from a paperwork/legal structure standpoint?

Note: They’re thinking about having one partner purchase the home, with the other partner acting as a lender (with proper paperwork in place). Would this be […]

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March 26, 2018By Paula Pant

#122: Ask Paula – I’d Like to Airbnb a Yurt. Should I?

Tony lives in Chicago, where the returns on rental properties are so-so. He’s thinking about investing in Indianapolis, where he consistently finds rental properties with cap rates that are greater than 8 percent. Should he invest locally, so that he can get a primary residence mortgage and keep a closer eye on the space? […]

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May 22, 2017By Paula Pant

#78: Ask Paula – How Technology is Changing the Future of Real Estate Investing

Imagine that you’re looking for a rental property. It’s a warm Saturday afternoon, and you decide to cruise through a few open houses in the area.

Your autonomously-driving electric vehicle pulls into the driveway. Your wifi-enabled contact lenses automatically register the property’s details: square footage, year of construction, sales history, tax assessment, price-to-rent ratio, average […]

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March 20, 2017By Paula Pant

#69: Ask Paula – The Real Estate Edition

This week, I’ve devoted a special episode of Ask Paula to answering questions about real estate investing.

Our first question comes from Ade, who has $25,000 to invest in real estate and lives in the Bay Area. Understandably, he’s thinking of investing out-of-state, and wants to know if Atlanta is still a good city to […]

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May 21, 2012Written By Paula Pant

House #2 is Rented! How Good of a Deal Was It?

House #2 is officially rented!

NOTE: This article was last updated in 2012 (and all numbers reflect that year).

Last week I showed the house to a man who liked it so much, he grabbed his checkbook and handed me a deposit on the spot.

I ran the necessary screening – credit check, criminal background […]

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