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15 January 2025 | 144 replies
So, you invested $10K, and now you've collected $116,161.92, a "profit" of $106,161.92!
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12 January 2025 | 23 replies
You can collect close to 100% of your rents when doing that. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/student-housing-rentalshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/student-housing-remains-a...
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8 January 2025 | 11 replies
Lots of other services are included at no cost (advice, doc review, debt collection letters, etc).
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7 January 2025 | 11 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
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5 January 2025 | 4 replies
But I know there’s so much to learn from the collective wisdom of this community.Let’s share some insights:What’s been your most successful recent deal, and why?
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1 February 2025 | 30 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
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28 December 2024 | 1 reply
First things first, when assessing property managers, it is crucial to prioritize their ability to collect rent and manage delinquencies.
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14 January 2025 | 37 replies
I am guessing they probably raised $15-25M from investors for the deal, so while the bank would still be covered investors would appear to collect maybe 10-20 cents on the dollar if they were to liquidate.if that's the case then I don't see buying one year really does anything unless I am missing something ?
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20 January 2025 | 31 replies
In some parts of the sun belt, I have been told that you can collect far higher rents doing Section-8 than you can regular Tenants.
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6 February 2025 | 42 replies
You can find higher ROI (on paper) here and probably in other cities…but the probability of actually collecting rent significantly decreases.