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27 February 2024 | 11 replies
Its like sampling a NFL players 40 yard dash but for apartment underwriting.
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26 February 2024 | 12 replies
Getting involved in C-D class areas as a first investment is risky and usually not the best route for a first time investor.
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26 February 2024 | 29 replies
Add $800 for paint, floor covering and essentials plus my laborer for 2 days and my total cost was about $1400.I painted the 30 1200 to 2700 sq ft homes in Las Vegas with two helpers including ceilings and it never took more than two days to paint a house and that included removing all the electric wall plates, dropping ceiling light fixtures, removing smoke detectors, cleaning windows, installing new blinds, cleaning bathroom fixtures and it never took the 3 of us more than 2 days because I am good at knowing how to get the most from my workers like a Lakers coach knows which players to put on the court because the cost to do a paint job is not as critical as the time it takes because when I go to Las Vegas to manage a job I have to leave Los Angeles and my 20+ employees without my micro-management and "When The Cat Is Away The Mouse Will Play" if you know what I mean.I am a very difficult person to work for because I am 71-years old, a workaholic, a fast worker and when young workers are slow I fire them within minutes when they are working because I don't like to have to waste my time and stop the work I am doing to constantly check on my workers and I don't like to get emotional and have to keep correcting workers when they work sloppy and slow.
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25 February 2024 | 3 replies
Demand is growing a bit and I think there is still a little room to go, but as I mentioned before there are a handful of big players in the market and they have a good handle on the deal flow.
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26 February 2024 | 30 replies
Here is a good thread on general neighborhood grades in Columbus, esp. the third comment from Grant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/577/topics/312730-a-b-c-d-areas-in-columbus-ohGood luck, and let us know how things turn out!
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26 February 2024 | 7 replies
The savings in operational costs alone makes it appealing to institutional players.
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24 February 2024 | 10 replies
Start a high yield savings account, CD, money market and use this to pay lump sum once a year?
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26 February 2024 | 42 replies
Passive investment is only possible with CD these days.
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24 February 2024 | 6 replies
And of course, there are always the major players in most markets: CBRE, Colliers, Cushman, Marcus and Millichap, etc.
22 February 2024 | 2 replies
The last few sales codes say CD, QC, OR, OR.