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3 January 2025 | 7 replies
The only thing that keeps me from owning a house for my personal use is the baggage it comes with like maintenance, time and overhead costs.But I understand It'll cut costs and is something I should really think about.Thanks
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2 January 2025 | 8 replies
., but for now, we like to only consider semi-stabilized (with minimal deferred maintenance) or fully stabilized, cash-flowing properties.
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30 December 2024 | 13 replies
Such luxury as indoor/outdoor pool, park for skateboard, tennis court, tiki bar with dance floor… of course if you need to think about the ROI and how much maintenance it takesBest ROI items are - big screen TV, hot tub, playground, PS5, BBQ…The issue is cheaper items require more maintenance.
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4 January 2025 | 16 replies
- Rents, Vacancy & Maintenance metrics, future growth, etc.2) Your analysis?
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19 January 2025 | 56 replies
We have about 22 full-time W2 employees in the office, approximately 40 traveling construction folks -- and managers and maintenance W2 employees at each community we own and operate.
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30 December 2024 | 7 replies
Changes to local landlord/tenant laws and new situations involving tenants lead to these annual updates.
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30 December 2024 | 0 replies
According to an annual report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 26% of buyers were able to buy without a mortgage (see graph below):Imagine buying your next house in cash.
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2 January 2025 | 11 replies
The rental market has softened in SF and that’s why the NOI estimate is less if I were to just market it for annual leases.
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31 December 2024 | 2 replies
You will have to gather more accurate operating costs (vacancy loss, taxes, utilities, insurance, mgmt fees, maintenance, HOA) to best determine potential future performance.
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5 January 2025 | 7 replies
If you’re renting an apartment building to mostly Section 8 tenants, the main difference from single-family or smaller multifamily properties is scale—you’re dealing with more units, so you’ll need solid systems for maintenance and tenant management.