All Forum Posts by: Connor Dunham

@Account Closed working on one right now. I prefer to rent as-is and slowly upgrade over time. 

@Trevor Halt We're doing okay in Anchorage. Similar to the rest of the country. I think people give Oil and Gas bigger weight to the economy than job numbers would indicate. 

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9 deg. F today. Could be worse.

I have the same entry in my 1967 split. What are your thoughts on split-levels with railing rather than pony wall? I think it would give less of a walking-into-a-hole feeling. Great job on the finishes!

@Annie Johnson These guys are great: saltedrootsalaska.com

@Annie Johnson More than happy to connect. I do more buy and hold in Anchorage. The valley looks bright for population growth. 

@Manuel E Urrego I've seen landlords cap the maximum cost per month even here in Anchorage. They then split the overage evenly between units. I don't see this as a fair lease term because fuel costs vary and then there are capital credits given to the landlord, but some tenants agree to it so it's on them. I'd prefer to see it based on fuel usage units like CF, or Gallons. Look for baseboard heat that is already zoned separately by unit. You could meter that separately at some point in the future.

@Jamie Rose Natural Gas Utility implementation is pretty slow taking place over multiple decades. Mostly commercial buildings are getting hooked up right now.

@Nicholas Mazdra. No. I just find comps on zillow (recently sold), then email those to a realtor or two I'm friends with and they will help me out with the data. It's good to build those relationships over time.

@Nicholas Mazdra sometimes they report on Zillow. Just makes friends with a realtor to see what people are giving away at closing. Lately, I've seen 2-3% seller-paid closing costs and 0-3% off list price. There are several factors that affect what you can do. Other data to look at on Zillow are pending and recently sold properties. Stuff to look at for these is time-of-year listed, condition, how far they dropped the price over how many days on market. Best of luck with your search!

@Nickelle Reagle Yea, just having more than one unit/bedroom will serve your purpose of moving from renter to owner. Remember lenders usually count the expected rent as income as well. Your constraining number to start will be sufficient reserves.