Rodney Love
Which real estate strategy works best to escape the 9-5 rat race?
9 March 2024 | 89 replies
What about laundromats or vending machines?
Brian Ciuchta
Extended stay model with multifamily
29 February 2024 | 17 replies
My thoughts were to make the studios into extended stay for blue collar folk with a modern vibe w/some common area amenities (laundry, vending, & business center) .
Patrick Philip
How to find apartments and hotels that you can improve?
9 September 2016 | 4 replies
Here is a blog where I wrote about a recent 42 unit we bought and did creative things to add value. https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/bought-multi-million-dollar-apartment-complex-age-26/Just a few ways to produce ancillary income:- Laundry Coin laundryDetergent/laundry essentials in a vending machine in the common area laundry rooms.Rent individual W/D to each unit-Parking Garage parkingCovered parkingprime spot parkingJust plain old charge for parking-Renovations Interior units upgradesCommon area renovationExterior upgrades for curb appeal-Vending machines In common areas such as exercise room, pool house, laundry or leasing office-Trash pick up service In high-end buildings they have a service where you can set trash outside your door and for a fee maintenance will go around each night and collect it so the resident doesn't have to carry it to the dumpster.
Preston Roth
Adding Vending Machines
31 August 2017 | 1 reply
Hello BP TeamHas anyone added vending machines to their property?
David K.
Coin Ops profitable for you?
6 September 2017 | 12 replies
We charge $2 per load, which is the max the machine coin slot can accommodate.I'm not sure it would be as profitable on a smaller building, but might be worth it if you could buy used machines.We're thinking of adding a vending machine down in the laundry room as another revenue source.
Michael A. Warner
Planning to start a coffee business
19 November 2018 | 9 replies
I suspect you could probably buy a used one of those for 50k kind of like buying a vending truck
Jacob Chapman
First rehab, how much is too much?
27 September 2018 | 4 replies
Though I am a big DIYer for the first rehab all of the mayor things we will likely vend out to keep stress and lack of experience from stopping us from ever getting started.
Aleks Gifford
Shipping Container Self Storage Business
18 September 2022 | 23 replies
From fully automated Kiosks (an ATM looking thing that rents the unit, sets up auto billing on tenants bank or credit card, dispenses a lock if the new tenant wants to buy one etc), to smart phone Apps that do the same thing (except vend a lock) to 24 hour USA based call centers that will manage the business and rent the units for those customers who want a human to talk to (and the Kiosk software, smarphone App software, and call center sofware can all be seemlessly integrated within your business management software.
Don Nelson
First Large Multi-Family - Analysis Help?
4 July 2018 | 13 replies
Annual numbers are:Built in 1984 - Seems to be a B class complexPotential rental income $900K-$1M gross6% vacancy ($60K), $20K addition income from vending/laundry - no other amenities, $65K taxes, 5% ($50K) Capex, $28K Insurance, $16K contract services, $90K payroll/staffing, $150K repairs/maint, $6k utilities (tenants pay their own), $10K accounting/legal, $5k advertising/marketing, $100K (10%) PM (is that redundant with staffing?)
George Romero
New to MF investment 7 Unit
5 July 2018 | 0 replies
This is in an older part of town where rent is not very high, but I think I can bump it up to $550 for each unit.Rental Property Cash Flow Analysis[Property Description]Monthly Operating IncomeScenario AScenario BNumber of Units7 Average Monthly Rent per Unit495.00 Total Rental Income3,465.00 % Vacancy and Credit Losses5.00%Total Vacancy Loss173.25 Other Monthly Income (laundry, vending, parking, etc.)