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24 December 2024 | 3 replies
For average investors without large amounts of capital to deploy this is a common approach to growing a portfolio.
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24 December 2024 | 25 replies
We have record employment, all of our retail is booming, housing is still selling.
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24 December 2024 | 9 replies
It also has a good sized tech hub, and major employers like coors, Amazon, Buckley space force base, Lockheed Martin, etc.
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16 December 2024 | 1 reply
Economic Timing.According to data compiled by Marcus & Millichap[2], the Portland area has experienced three very important trends since 2010:The average price per unit for apartments has nearly doubledThe rate of employment growth rose from 2010 to 2015 but has since declined steadily, projected to be up 1% for 2020 (estimated before COVID-19)Roughly 30,000 apartments have been built since 2010, with another 5,600 units slated for construction in 2020Most RHA members have enjoyed a solid decade of price growth, rent growth and steady occupancy.
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27 December 2024 | 21 replies
@Sergio P Ramos in my area these types of training burns are still common.
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22 December 2024 | 7 replies
I had capital and employment and properties from the start.
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23 December 2024 | 21 replies
Sounds like we may have a few things in common on that!
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22 December 2024 | 5 replies
If you prefer to be hands-off with full-service management, then I'd plan on paying around 20% commission as that's pretty common.
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25 December 2024 | 8 replies
You say multifamily isn’t common around you - have you actually looked it talked to a realtor?
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20 December 2024 | 9 replies
At some point, if your business takes off, the single member LLC gives you optionality to move to an S Corp (which typically means less self employment taxes).