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Danielle B. Out-of-State - Ohio Section 8 Housing
29 January 2025 | 22 replies
Here's some basic copy & paste info that may help you make better investing decisions:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
Marcos Carbi Advice Needed: Long-Term Tenants Behind on Rent – How to Handle?
18 January 2025 | 8 replies
Brace for impact:  YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO STAY. 
Alexander Szikla Rockson Advisory’s Year In Review: Thriving on the Real Estate Rollercoaster into 202
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.
Peter Firehock Alexandria City Virginia (Washington D.C. Suburb) Buy and Hold Investment Thesis
18 December 2024 | 3 replies
Due to past poor management of the environmental infrastructure, the river has become illegal to swim in in certain parts, and after rain falls the entire river is off limits to swim or fish in due to the heavy amounts of pollution ending up there that the city has not had the infrastructure to deal with in the past.But this all began to change in 2017, when the Virginia General Assembly passed the largest infrastructure project in Alexandria's history to make the Potomac River swimmable, and fishable by the year 2040, and they have made significant progress recently with the completion of the 2 mile long, 100-foot deep Waterfront Tunnel named Hazel.Named after environmental activist Hazel Johnson, the Hazel Waterfront Tunnel will prevent millions of gallons of combined sewage from polluting the region's waterways.
Bradley Buxton What are the scariest things about real estate investing?
5 January 2025 | 24 replies
@Jonathan Small government actions have led to an unprecedented 40% increase in the money supply, 50-year record inflation, record increase in interest rates, bank failures, credit tightening, CRE recession, housing affordability issues, mobility issues, inventory issues, and massive impacts to the world economies, every investment class, and our families, kids, and friends like never before. 
Ryan Cousins Hold onto a Negative Cash Flow Property?
17 January 2025 | 23 replies
The possibility of vacancy would also grearly impact the cash flow as well.
Shiloh Lundahl Those of you on the sidelines
30 January 2025 | 45 replies
If it does sooner than later, or really at any point, it means destruction in the economy and if you were waiting you are probably impacted by this destruction.Rates moderate and season here for some time with opex being a persistent headwind.
Jeffrey A. Should I use a HELOC for first my first flip or find other means?
12 January 2025 | 10 replies
That will have a much larger impact on your outcome versus the debt product. 
Diandre Pierce DSCR lending expert
20 January 2025 | 23 replies
The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.
Shayan Sameer Questions About Purchasing a Duplex as a rental
17 January 2025 | 11 replies
@Shayan SameerThe non-paying tenant could impact your short-term cash flow, so consider the potential costs and timeline of eviction in your state.