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9 April 2020 | 5 replies
These types of retail properties are very difficult to make work.
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2 April 2020 | 2 replies
Most RE agents are geared towards retail O/O.
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3 April 2020 | 16 replies
North Bed Stuy is a safe walk, but in newly gentrified areas you always have 1 good road next to 1 bad one and a lot of characters.
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11 June 2020 | 9 replies
Usually I rehab it, but sometimes I dont see a retail exit for the property, so that is when I find one or two of my network who might want it.
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12 April 2020 | 14 replies
My own view is the adjustment for the ADU should be the retail cost of a hands off ADU addition (or as close as they can determine).
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2 April 2020 | 2 replies
The Massachusetts Association Realtors (MArealtors.com) reports only sales via the three MLS services in the state, giving us a view of the retail market.
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2 April 2020 | 3 replies
I’ve seen a number of deals where a Roth buys an option on a “financial friend’s” real estate “rehab & retail” deal for $1,000 or so.
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2 April 2020 | 10 replies
Or if you don't care about the space, you live in the basement with 1 bed 1 bath and rent the larger upstairs unit and possibly live for free.
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18 April 2020 | 44 replies
In general, dollar cost averaging into a broad low-cost index fund or ETF is the best strategy for just about any retail investor.
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9 April 2020 | 9 replies
The requirement is that the front side needs to have commercial component like a retail store.My question is that would it be hard to sell if it becomes a mix use?