Phong Tran
Inventory Home Price discount
22 January 2025 | 2 replies
I can’t help but imagine it would be that guy’s last day if the appraisal came in $1 under the sales price.
Jerry Zigounakis
Best Growing Markets To Invest In
29 January 2025 | 14 replies
Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.
Lauren Ruppert
How do you get a spouse's name off of the property if divorcing?
25 January 2025 | 5 replies
Lastly, the property is in PA.
Nate Shields
71 unit success!
28 January 2025 | 1 reply
We bought a 55-unit last year in the same market, a market we've been investing in for seven years.How we found itOur property manager brought us this opportunity (and the three previous as well).
Nick Brown
Rent-by-the-room insurance costs???
30 January 2025 | 4 replies
I found some articles and old forum posts on BP last night that discussed problems with financing and insurance for this arrangement.
Philip Beckwith
Appealing property taxes
27 January 2025 | 15 replies
@Philip Beckwith, Since this last post is only 5 months old and you are in Grand Rapids like me, have you had any follow up/results / success since this last post reply?
Rory Darcy
out of state investor wanting to invest in wisconsin or illinois
27 January 2025 | 12 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
Albert Gallucci
How do you detirmine the class of a Property
27 January 2025 | 12 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
John Lasher
How is the market where you are?
29 January 2025 | 12 replies
So, with that being said, market cooled off for sure the last few months in our area.
Jeanette Land
Filing using TurboTax
30 January 2025 | 4 replies
I went through someone else last year which has all of my previous rental property information on it and nothing has changed except now I have a child.