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2 July 2018 | 25 replies
In Portlandia were are see price concession and or free rent etc on some of the new build real high end 2500 dollar elevator buildings on the east side.. this is happening now.form what a friend of mine who owns a management company with 6k plus doors was telling me at lunch.a few buildings are stressed right now.take this scenario.. you buy the land 3 to 5 years ago it takes at LEAST 2 years to get through permitting then another year to build.. cost of building in this time has gone up 10% or more.. land is static .. and your proforma show this ever increasing rent.. you now come on market and your 4 story elevator building now cost you 400 a foot to build.so your in a new apartment 400k.. you need 2,500 a month just to hit your investor grade 4 to 5 cap.. and now rents start to pull back as they are or lease up is very slow at those values.. so you have full amount of debt on the building and of course everyone these days has max debt.. so debt service and DCR ratios start to go out of wac you have annual reporting and loan covenants .. you no longer meet your covenants and you have a cash call to your lender along with negative cash flow.. this is what I mean by some are stressed..
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20 July 2018 | 16 replies
Check the neighbourhoods around the city centre: La Saidia, Patraix, Les Corts,...Buy as cheap as possible, if it's for long term is better to buy a property without elevator, but with some space to be installed --> 30-40k maximum.
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2 July 2018 | 2 replies
is the property actually elevated several feet above ground floor?
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25 July 2018 | 13 replies
A basement may be used for habitable rooms or a dwelling unit, regardless of the depth of the floor below grade, if the floors and walls are impervious to leakage of underground and surface water and are protected from dampness, and if the required minimum window area is located entirely above the finished elevation of the grade adjoining the basement wall in which the windows are located.
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29 July 2018 | 9 replies
This is a sign of an elevated market.
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28 August 2018 | 110 replies
There is no elevator to success in real estate .. everyone has to take the stairs
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26 July 2018 | 7 replies
I'm ok on the drainage b/c it is elevated with a back deck.
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31 July 2018 | 10 replies
A typical project would involve a facade replacement, building mechanical overhaul or upgrade, vertical expansions, new or modernized elevators, restrooms and lobbies.
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7 August 2018 | 7 replies
It will Certainly elevate your knowledge, the best courses out there.
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21 June 2018 | 17 replies
Sounds like you are staying very active and knocking down deals, so I love to hear that.I actually have a buddy who's putting an elevator in a home in Oceanside and they offered me a 45-day lease while the owner is out of the country.