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1 January 2025 | 12 replies
Contact the utility provider and get a historical average based on the last year of use.
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3 February 2025 | 37 replies
Don't just find out how it's all licensed and check on any historical issues with it, no you want to meet with local board members, find out how they really feel about the place and what the cities wants and plans are for the place.
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15 January 2025 | 10 replies
I won't be investing in the riskiest/most supportable asset subclasses such as hotels, and tilt my portfolio the ones that have historically been more stable such as multifamily and single-family housing.
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28 January 2025 | 29 replies
All of the furniture was purchased last year and looks great.There is a restriction of the exterior needs to stay as it looks for a historical location.
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5 January 2025 | 10 replies
Historically industries have been killing competitors in this way.
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5 January 2025 | 18 replies
I do not care what the source of the return is Historically the highest return is via a value add and appreciation and is more so recently due to the recent rate increase versus earlier this century (before 2022).However, most new RE investors cannot handle extended periods of large negative cash flow.
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27 January 2025 | 18 replies
I've had this done - and the electrical panel will need replacing as well - in both investment properties and my home historical home.
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5 February 2025 | 205 replies
I had a project in Sanford FLA that was the historic district and it was a nightmare ( never again) after months of BS thats what I had to do..
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1 January 2025 | 0 replies
This included some landmark deals including Rockefeller Center’s $3.5B loan and Miami Beach’s Fontainebleau $1.2B refinancingAlternative lenders filling traditional banking gaps with short-term solutions which has already begun a cycle of consolidation that will likely continue and accelerate in 2025The Office Sector Divide:CBD property values are down 50.7% from 2021 peaksClass A office properties seem to be in their own vacuum of prosperity with trophy properties commanding premium rents ($100+ PSF nationally, up to $247 in top markets) with strong occupancyHybrid work continues impacting older building valuations which have not faired as well, but this may begin to rebalance as more companies are instituting mandates to return to physical officesChallenges & Opportunities:$1 trillion in loans maturing by 2026Interest rates up from 3.5% (2021) to 6.74% (2024)Experts such as AEW’s Michael Acton and Blackstone’s Nadeem Meghji see the best entry point in the last 15–20 years and we agreeMarket Outlook:Current market conditions present unique opportunities, with inflation-adjusted prices at historic lows and yields at decade highs.
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20 January 2025 | 31 replies
I really don’t know how to move forward.I do not see how this works$3800 (rent) - ~$1600 (p&i) -$340 (taxes) - $250 (insurance) - ~$1200 (maintenace/cap ex) - $380 (PM) - $180 (vacancy) - $400 (water) ~$50 (misc) = -$600/monthin a market that appreciation and rent growth has not historically kept up with inflation.