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Updated almost 6 years ago on . Most recent reply

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Maurice W. Evans
  • Property Manager
  • Queens, NYC
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Would you buy a tri-plex from a slumlord

Maurice W. Evans
  • Property Manager
  • Queens, NYC
Posted

slumlord is a pretty harsh term, however, let's say

-Its a rough neighborhood (some spray paint and busted windows on various bldgs)

-A bunch of 2-4plexes on the block

-the living conditions of current tenants is bad (partial electricity, no hot water, holes in windows and walls, rats)

-some visible mold on a couple walls

-doesn't seem to have had any management/maintenance at all

Owner hasn't been able to sell for a few years.   recently dropped from 75k to down 60k  (a year ago a similar triplex nearby sold for 75k)

The owner is out of state and will carry a note - willing to take 10k down and carry 30 years @5% with 5 year balloon through his realtor.

has 2  2/1 on each end that will rent out for about 450 and in the middle a 1/1 to rent about 350

Personally, I can't imagine allowing people to live in such conditions, and would have to fix it up as best as possible - keeping in mind the neighboring houses are in disrepair as well

sounds like a great deal but also a potential nightmare

:/

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Maurice W. Evans
  • Property Manager
  • Queens, NYC
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Originally posted by @Ned J.:

The fact that you "feel bad" for these people's living conditions is a warning sign that you may be thinking with your heart and not your head. Unless you want to take on the role of social worker and try and pioneer the improvement of the entire neighborhood, then I would pass.

You are 100% correct. I am doing that.

As a Pastor and one who is socially conscious, the injustice really riled me up.  However, I am not called (or resourced) to relieve an entire neighborhood of its decades of baggage.

Thanks for the check.

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