
20 January 2025 | 23 replies
What’s your game plan for managing the park — hands-on or hiring a property manager?

16 January 2025 | 2 replies
Once I've completed these initial projects and built up some capital, my long-term goal is to transition into buy-and-hold investments in potentially more affordable markets to maximize cash flow and scale up.Right now, I'm particularly interested in investing locally here in the Seattle metro area.

22 January 2025 | 12 replies
Also note that my company will possibly either cover closing costs if we sell or provide property management for two years if we rent.

26 January 2025 | 5 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.

14 January 2025 | 9 replies
A great REALTOR will help you gather rental history and the cost to own and show you good sites for pulling rental projections, but you will need to do your own calculations.Everyone's mileage varies.

6 March 2025 | 39 replies
Sure, about one in 2000 times, by someone experienced enough to recognize a very unusual situation, having the capacity to act on it, having the financial strength, experience and tract record to be able to attract the needed capital, having the knowledge and ability to structure the deal, having the ability to manage and or reposition the property after purchase, and having the capacity to carry the negative cash flow until turning the property around or obtaining lower cost financing.

7 January 2025 | 5 replies
I'm an experienced project manager with hundreds of cradle-to-grave efforts under my belt, including building project scopes and budgets, evaluating contract proposals, and managing construction to maintain the delivery of high quality products on-time and in budget.Penny is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), serving the community mental health needs of parents, children and families.We both recognize we have an immense opportunity to serve our community and want to capitalize on the blessings we have been provided so that we can continue serving our neighbors.My wife, Penny, and I are looking to transition into commercial multi-family real estate in 2025.

28 January 2025 | 14 replies
It is our hope no one in Blue Metrix is a victim of such an aggressive business tactic while part of their management team faces such a difficult health challenge.

18 January 2025 | 2 replies
A report from Apartments.com shows that 178,000 newly constructed units entered the market in Q3, bringing the projected year-end total to 636,000 units.

9 January 2025 | 4 replies
Hi all,I'm looking for recommendations for a property manager for my 8-unit apartment building in Cullman, AL.