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5 November 2024 | 6 replies
Below are estimates of the housing shortage by different institutions:The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) estimates a shortage of 1.5 million units (2021 data).Freddie Mac’s estimate is a 3.8 million unit shortfall (Q2 2020 data).A report commissioned by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) (2021 - Rosen Consulting Group) suggests a 5.5 million unit housing shortage.No matter which data source you choose, there is a massive shortage.
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6 November 2024 | 29 replies
They eventually sent one out who visited the property, told the tenant that she would have to buy a bunch of parts, then charged my tenant $50 for visiting, but never submitted an estimate.
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8 November 2024 | 12 replies
I estimate over 500M people according to Facebook audiences.
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7 November 2024 | 8 replies
., projected/estimated cash flow).
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6 November 2024 | 34 replies
The home values have given back approximately 50% of their COVID highs from where we started in Jan 2020.
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1 November 2024 | 13 replies
So you would be getting a hit of $1,642.5 per month on the properties based on the numbers you provided approximately.
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4 November 2024 | 10 replies
Then I'll go video as many properties as they are interested in, send them comps for rental rates, ARV, and estimates for rehab.
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3 November 2024 | 2 replies
But I think they'd be around $4,800 (conservative estimate).Seller is also claiming there are no common electricity at all- which is hard to believe, considering there's common gas, water and sewer. and most likely a common area electricity.
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7 November 2024 | 13 replies
We are in a period of low inventory that estimates say will take 5-6 years to fill.
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29 October 2024 | 11 replies
The closest approximation is from MLS data with the same beds and baths and in the same type of house (single, multi, apartment).