A better method than using percentages in my opinion would be to total up everything you think the property will need to have replaced during your hold period for example 1 roof, 2 water heaters, 2 floors, 2 furnaces etc., 1 driveway, 1 porch, 20 windows... whatever Capex you anticipate doing while you own it, and total that up then divide the number by the number of months you plan to hold and use that as your Capex allocation instead of a percentage of rent.

It would in my opinion be considered an up and coming area.

Javier Rancier, Real Estate Agent and AppraiserPMI Realty Thanks for giving your opinion on the topic, i could not agree more.

A better way in my opinion is a promissory note secured by the property and title transferred to you.

Again, check with your attorney or title company.Disclaimer:  I am a licensed real estate broker, not an attorney, and I am only giving my personal opinion as to my personal experience with trusts--this is NOT legal advice.

Others with hard data may chime in with real examples to refute my opinion.

Your advice is priceless in my opinion!

In my opinion, you or whoever you are booking for should look at neighborhoods outside of Time Square for availability and price reasons.

We just started learning about crowdfunding and would like to hear your opinions on that !

If you are non-accredited and conservative, then in my opinion most of their options have too much risk and you will probably find other Crowdfunding/syndication deals a better match (like Blackstone real estate investment trust, BDREX etc).