Nothing will really be chic, vintage, or otherwise awesome. 

If you see expense ratios on vintage buildings that are under 45% then you know they are fudging the numbers.

Therefore, sellers increasingly offer debt assumptions to preserve disposition targets and supply greater financing certainty to their buyers.As property values decline, rising yield requirements are diffusing across assets of varying quality and vintages.

The larger property will set some pricing based on a new vintage that will impact the value of your rents. 

I also know very well the unique and additional risks involved with these neighborhoods and what are typically vintage homes.

In reality, the repairs are not a big deal...throw in a post and drop beam and make them look vintage.

At the top end of cap rates, deal profiles that lack a sizeable rent growth story and rely on bank or CMBS debt can find yields in the 6% and 7% range.In October, Faropoint purchased two 1970s vintage business parks outside Newark, NJ, from a venture between Camber Real Estate and Advance Realty Partners.

@Chip Fernandez I really like the outcomes of 1031 exchange into new construction (or similar) as it makes the investors life so much easier with still better returns than they were getting before. 1031 exchange is great for upgrading location and vintage as well as cashflow!

In PA where my Mom's family is from I think at least 4 of my relatives live in homes that are more than 75 years old and my Aunt has an old stone farm house she rehabbed that is over 200 years old.What to look for in old homes again will depend on the area, and the vintage.

No problem, since that is what we favor for bath and kitchen use.Our new standard for tub surrounds is the six-inch square white porcelain tile, as they make a good timeless statement in our vintage properties.