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Bryce Jamison Do you buy older homes for long term rentals?
20 January 2025 | 32 replies
In the manufactured home industry, I've heard more complaints about new homes being bought and installed straight from the factory than consumers buying older homes direct from homeowners. 
Paris Scroggins Looking for local knowledge
1 February 2025 | 2 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
John ONeill Confessions of a First-Time Flipper: What I Wish I Knew Before I Started!
13 January 2025 | 11 replies
We re-piped the plumbing with Pex, installed new toilets, new showers, new hoses & fixtures.
Dan Noci How to delete a post.?
31 January 2025 | 46 replies
I sure don't want to consider myself an abuser of this forum, and therefore don't see that as a proper solution.Nonetheless I do agree with @Joshua Dorkin that it can disrupt the flow of conversation... but I don't agree that most forums act this way; I've been a member of multiple forums, and most of them have options to delete posts... rather than contacting support or marking your own post as abusive.I digress...
Albert Gallucci How do you detirmine the class of a Property
27 January 2025 | 12 replies
@Albert Gallucci as many have pointed out, in the commercial space of 100+ apartment buildings and offices, property classes have some pretty decent industry standards.We started applying these to 1-4 unit properties around 10 years ago, which you can verify on our blogs, because we saw too many newbie investors not properly taking into account things like, neighborhood status, tenant pool, property condition, etc.Unfortunately, there's no industry standard for this, but you can use some basic logic to think your way through your own Classifications.
Jorge Lopez BiggerPockets app change my iPhone and the BiggerPocket app ?
31 January 2025 | 42 replies
I also tried to install it today and couldn't find it in the app store.
Tyler Munroe New MA ADU law can be a gamechanger!
21 January 2025 | 3 replies
Either that or gping with my other option of installing a bathroom on the second floor and including it with the garage as an office space.
Brian Fisher Pocono Short-Term Rental Disaster - Management, Legal, Insurance?
29 January 2025 | 3 replies
A reasonableness standard is applied to negligence claims and I would argue a property owner who owns real estate in the Poconos and knows the property is left vacant due to the owners decision to lease the property as a short term rental should know that the pipes are more inclined to freeze and therefore should install heat tracing lines or other measure to ensure the plumbing lines do not freeze.
Jon Ankenbauer Best Way To Transfer Land From a Family Member
28 January 2025 | 8 replies
Perhaps an installment sale will also achieve what you want if you can keep their income below a rate thrshold. if they are sensitive to capital gains, then think through options where you can get it stepped up. 
James Wise Failed Leadership is why California is on fire.
23 January 2025 | 165 replies
Its a pleansant afternoon with proper ear protection :)Have you seen the ammo vending machines?