
1 January 2025 | 12 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

22 December 2024 | 7 replies
its funny how this changes with time and the market on BP if you asked this question 5 to 7 years ago you get drowned out with the cash flow is the ONLY thing and appreciation is for gamblers my self I have always been about making appreciation games in RE.. by either value add building a new product or buying foreclosure and flipping or lending money and getting instant 12% plus returns .

21 December 2024 | 1 reply
So at a glance (quick), this seems to be interior products and finishes?

25 December 2024 | 28 replies
Ask your tenant to use smell minimising products.

27 December 2024 | 34 replies
. - Won't work unless you REALLY know a market and have the proper connections!

30 December 2024 | 7 replies
Others might be fine with taking risk, but least by doing this a person can get an idea of what might go wrong.e) Legal document analysis: it will usually take a few days to go through the legal document properly, as almost inevitably there are tons of gotchas that either have to be explained, or mitigated with a side letter.That is the very short summary of what I do.

22 December 2024 | 9 replies
I would never put in a gas range, oven, dryer or any other consumer product for tenants, because a lot of them are idiots and will kill themselves or someone else.

26 December 2024 | 13 replies
The best way to develop a solid SOW is this - you start off with what you are visualizing in your head, send drawings, pictures and products that you like.

23 December 2024 | 6 replies
The specialist I recommend you have is an attorney to properly draft the documents and a title company to facilitate the deal.

24 December 2024 | 5 replies
So, proper screening is EXTREMELY important!