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6 September 2024 | 8 replies
Whom am I to believe, you, a professional in the business for 10+ years with a verifiable track record of success and a willingness to provide information based on your experience and education at no charge, or my guru who has never run a note business and has been banned from the securities industry for life for violations related to stock dumping 6 years ago?
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7 September 2024 | 7 replies
If you where going to be able to recreate the orginal layout, you would of been able to do so by the clues left behind by remaining framing, be it the "honey" holes where the toliets once where, the sizes of the holes in the joist would indicate what pipes ran where be it hot and cold supply, toliets, showers and other industry standard tell tale clues.
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5 September 2024 | 9 replies
What if I were to tell you the Investor A triplex was sold two years later for a $100K profit whereas Investor B is run down and exhausted from managing their four "C" neighborhood single family homes and when investor B goes to sell, they can only attract break even offers because the only buyers who would step to the plate were investors who were not willing to pay retail with so much distressed opportunity available in the "C" neighborhood due to limited barriers of entry.
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4 September 2024 | 10 replies
Every investor wants a 10% cap, but what, in your experience, is the current realistic cap for this retail chain purchase?
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5 September 2024 | 2 replies
Hello,I am looking at a mixed use property on Long Island (first floor retail plus 4 residential above) and would like to know when the most appropriate time is to ask for things like audited financial statements, tenant ledgers and/or anything I else I should be asking for?
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6 September 2024 | 7 replies
They have a ton of great info to help you learn best practices, find vendors, learn different things and network with other people in the industry.
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6 September 2024 | 8 replies
meaning, do you want to be a traditional real estate business representing retail buyers/sellers?
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4 September 2024 | 0 replies
*Lake Anna, Reston Virginia*Originating in 1990, The Reston Town Center is a major employment and entertainment hub in the area, with companies such as Google, Leidos, Facebook, Microsoft, General Dynamics, and Fannie Mae, to name a few, more than 50 retailers, including an 11 screen LOOK Dine-In Cinema, CitySwing (Golf Simulator), a seasonal ice rink, many well-renowned restaurants and bars, and other highly attractive amenities such as a full service 243 bed hospital, a new metro, and the Dulles International Airport that is receiving $700 million renovations by 2026*Reston Town Center*Source: Rediscovering Reston-- the First Planned Community in the USSource: Washington Dulles International Airport to Expand Passenger and Cargo OperationsOne of the biggest points of discussion over the last few years has been around the office market, and how the rising office vacancies due to the shift towards a work-from-home and hybrid work schedule have pushed many companies to downsize or relocate out of previously major employment centers.
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5 September 2024 | 2 replies
I am currently setting up and planning on scaling a property management business focused on serving industrial owners in the London/St.