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7 December 2024 | 11 replies
and offer up question and answer support for anyone interested in investing in residential assisted living, actively, passively, or somewhere in between.Over my real estate journey I’ve tried a lot of different asset classes and finally landed on residential assisted living as my favorite real estate niche and perhaps the most incredible growth opportunity for the next few decades due to demographics and how that will drive demand to keep outpacing supply.
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11 January 2025 | 67 replies
From what I know now as a real estate investor, I find it incredibly risky to invest out of state.
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10 December 2024 | 9 replies
Hi Chris, I know you're looking beyond Ohio right now, but I have some investors doing incredibly well with STRs here in Columbus OH.
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13 December 2024 | 15 replies
This would not necessarily be the case, or the spread could go the other way, though such motive could present one reason for conversion.I am not even sure if rent control gets eliminated through a possible condo conversion in most towns in Hudson County - West New York, for base condominium rent > $1000, is one exception, it seems valuable to determine the others.
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11 December 2024 | 6 replies
Remember this: the answer is ALWAYS no when you ask.Having said that, I've been able to get several seller finance deals.You need to have a motivated seller who doesn't need the money at sale.
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15 December 2024 | 8 replies
That also perhaps makes people more motivated to sell. 4-5 weeks....that's plenty of time to get a deal done.Good luck.
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9 December 2024 | 2 replies
It seems often that people will dwell on books, articles, podcasts and other sources and really just need a bit of personal motivation by peers to get out there and take that risk to start gaining those Street Smarts.
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6 December 2024 | 0 replies
It’s always an honor to contribute to such an incredible platform that empowers investors to build wealth and take control of their financial futures.
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7 December 2024 | 60 replies
Incredibly sweet guy, and was very interested in my story, and shared his which is super inspirational!
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5 December 2024 | 7 replies
At first we thought he was just incredibly incompetent and over his head, and we wearily gave him some patience to get his act together all the while pressing him for at least partial payment.