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7 January 2025 | 28 replies
Is it best to simply increase rent by a fixed amount (e.g., $700) to cover this, or are there other strategies for handling utilities in this situation?
6 January 2025 | 1 reply
Leverage is a big factor in real estate investing, as investors can control large assets with relatively small down payments, increasing their potential returns (and risks).6.
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23 January 2025 | 31 replies
One group wants housing prices to increase, the other wants them to decrease.
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12 January 2025 | 8 replies
So is it equally illegal when the large landlords drop rental prices in a building as vacancy increases and the market softens?
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6 January 2025 | 1 reply
I would want to make improvements to all units and increase the rent to market value when the renovations are completed.
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30 December 2024 | 15 replies
These rules have increased risks by making it difficult to get rid of poor tenants that pay their rent.
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23 January 2025 | 165 replies
For example say a Starbucks, one of those little drive thru ones, can rapidly rebuild.
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23 January 2025 | 26 replies
This would greatly increase cash flow and create equity.
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25 January 2025 | 26 replies
You actually want to INCREASE it.
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5 February 2025 | 38 replies
Since then, the company has only increased efforts to raise investor funds but does not appear to have kept up with the corresponding regulatory filings.