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29 January 2025 | 0 replies
This factoring includes the presence of competent contractors who can limit unforeseen surprises and costs.Myth 2: They're Too Risky to Invest InThere is risk in any investment; however, distressed properties are not inherently riskier than any other real estate investment.
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3 February 2025 | 34 replies
But they still suffer from interest rates and market sentiment factors.
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28 January 2025 | 3 replies
I love investing and developing myself, but I do not have enough experience, and this is what makes me hesitant to enter this field.So I want to ask you, what are the ways that will make me start investing in real estate or long-term housing?
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1 February 2025 | 2 replies
Lastly funding developer who has 3 subdivisions going in WA DC market. these are big time deals and with our funds for the soft costs 500 k to 1 mil on each project my client is going to make sit down but probably over 10 million net life changing money and well we will do good too !!
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6 January 2025 | 8 replies
I also look at future development plans in the area, as new projects can increase property values and attract more renters.
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17 January 2025 | 6 replies
Most take near a year in southern Ca, but you hear of exceptions in both directions on that timeline.What some developers are doing here is leveraging the affordability issue and getting permission to build additional ADUs by designating some as affordable or semi affordable units.
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18 January 2025 | 1 reply
When evaluating markets for rental properties, there are a lot of factors to consider: population growth, employment rates, rent to price ratio/GRM/Cap Rate, rent trends, vacancy rates, etc.
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26 January 2025 | 43 replies
The buyers had invested a lot into the deal (~$100M) and purchasing the property was critical to complete their development.
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3 February 2025 | 8 replies
we have a development in this area that should be completed in the next 6 months, 2 units.
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31 January 2025 | 5 replies
They have no 2-factor authentication and don't email you to confirm that you want to update your login, both of which I'd consider industry standard these days.