
9 October 2024 | 312 replies
It is very simple.IF and IF the GP uses 30 year financing (just assume this product exist), even with variable rate every 10 year, then this problem never exist.( The very beautiful thing about 30Y fixed rate for residential guaranteed by gov. is that the equity owner is forever in good shape financially ) ...So imo CRE is not speculative, but most investor has no clue to measure and understand the impact of interest rate, cap rate and short term / long term financing and fixed/variable debt.From an academic perspective, I agree with you...CRE should not be speculative but as @Brian Burke pointed out, for conservative operators, there were NO opportunities during this time period because all of the speculative operators bid up the prices to insane levels and they relied on rubes like me to fund this speculative bubble.

25 September 2024 | 11 replies
I paid a local tow truck driver $100 to stop in front of their trailer with his truck and start measuring his trailer while they were at home watching and then knock on the door and ask if tongue and axles were under the trailer.

24 September 2024 | 14 replies
Limited Regulatory Oversight: Fintech companies that operate without a banking license may not be subject to the same regulatory scrutiny and consumer protection measures as traditional banks.

24 September 2024 | 1 reply
This is a common issue, but having stricter cost control measures or a contingency buffer in place could help on future projects.

20 September 2024 | 2 replies
Hello , l am just starting to rent a property out to section 8 tenant , what are the things to do to minimize/prevent section 8/regular tenants from messing up the rented property . Thank you for your answers .

23 September 2024 | 81 replies
Because it's legally required your property be up to NORMAL working standard measure.

21 September 2024 | 44 replies
Most of it CAN be put on a schedule, weighed and measured, so mathematical decisions can be made.

19 September 2024 | 5 replies
I use the average credit score of all of the adult occupants measured against my minimum.

19 September 2024 | 13 replies
Population growth is an easy measure of demand increasing.

18 September 2024 | 10 replies
There are fixed costs you won't be able to get away from utilities, insurance, etc and are typically stable year to year or with some measured growth.