All Forum Posts by: Sindhura G.

@Jordan Burnett Ok, got it. What would a good ROE be? 

The past weekend I attended a webinar by @Brandon Turner which covered the bigger pockets tool for how to run an analysis on a rental property to determine if it’s worth investing it.

If I use the rental calculator, the cash flow is negative and the COI is 0. He mentioned in the webinar that if it’s less that 8% it’s not a good investment.

Does that mean it’s not a good investment ?to hold it for rent ? 

@Grant Vincent

Yes your right. Since real estate investing is something new to us there is some resistance there and we are trying to get some general advice on whether the ROI in this asset class is comparable or better than others.

Especially because the sellers market is at it's peak right now. House values might have a correction soon. Or they may stop appreciating in value and plateau very soon. Given that this is quite a possibility, is it still worth investing in Real Estate as compared to other asset classes like stocks for example?

Because Real estate has the added burden of maintenance and other costs, is not a liquid asset and might not guarantee the same rate of returns as other asset classes.

These are just my thoughts. Want to know what other experienced people in real estate investing like you think.

@Jordan Burnett It's 2200. The cash flow would not be more than 300-350 per month if we hire a property management company.

@Jordan Burnett Yes we have verified that we can rent without any restrictions. And yes we do not have to pay any capital gains as we have lived here for more than 2 years.

@Sam T. It might sell for 450K based on comps

The rent might be around 2800-2900 based on comps

Hello everyone,

We recently purchased a single family home and are in a dilemma about selling or renting out our current townhouse which is located in Alpharetta, Georgia. Given the current sellers market, it would be easy to sell the house quickly with a profit. The current age of the house is 13 years.

Would selling be a good choice or would we get more returns long term if we hold onto it and rent it out?

Does Real Estate have the same or better ROI as the stock market?

Sell with a profit now and invest in the Stock Market vs Rent it out and hold for a long term with added expenses of house maintenance as the house ages, unpredictable appreciation, chance of vacancy of the property, property management fees etc.. Which choice is better?

Please provide your inputs. Thank you!