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Norfolk, VA Multifamily Market Understanding

Stefani Gillenwater
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Chesapeake
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My husband and I are trying to learn more about our local market with respect to small and medium multifamily properties.  Would anyone be able to shed some light on the following questions:

1. What is local market CAP rate for C class small Multifamily assets (5-10 units approximately) ?

2.  Does our market have a standard vacancy rate or does it vary drastically sub-market to sub-market?

3.  Does our market have the ability to sustain a transition from owner paid utilities to tenant paid utilities (again this might be sub-market to sub-market as well)?

4.  How do 1bed/1bath apartments fair vs. 2/1? (Citydata.com shows that 1 beds are just slightly behind 2 beds)

5.  Is there a good metric to estimate commercial insurance costs? 

We appreciate any insight or feedback you can offer.

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