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14 April 2020 | 17 replies
Looking to get ideas from the BP community on some new ammenity ideas for multi family properties, real out of the box stuff, not the run of the mill stuff like pool, gym, secure parking ......Would love to hear success and fails equally-Currently, I implement a plethora of varying ammenities at the multi family communities: pet park, EV station, bike station, vending, on-site laundry, rentable garden space, digital locks, USB Outlets, community lounge/entertainment area, on-site porter service, 24/7 maintenance, wifi, digital thermostat, UBER Home......
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9 March 2020 | 8 replies
In general, I'm curious if this is a good investment opportunity long-term and what other information I should know to help make the decision.Here are some of the numbers:Property Value: Estimating ~$800,000, but it hasn't been officially appraised since it was purchased 10 years at $500,000.Taxes: $4,000Insurance: $2,100Year Built: 19125 Total Units: 2Br/1Ba, 2Br/1Ba, 2Br/1Ba, 1Br/1Ba, StudioUtilities: Owner pays only water and trash.Mortgage: Despite being zoned as a 5-plex, the property has been approved for residential mortgage previously (one unit classified as storage during appraisal).Previous Gross Rents: $45,480 (previous owner was very generous with rent to family/friends)Estimated Gross Rents: $69,600 (based on market value)Previous Annual Expenses: $12,500 = 27% of gross rent.
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30 April 2021 | 8 replies
@Chaz Parks It depends on a number of things: what are the interest rates on your debt, how does it affect your debt to income ratio, what type of debt is it (car loan, student loan, credit cards)?
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8 March 2020 | 4 replies
Hello BiggerPockets community,I am interested in private lending and looking for trustworthy opportunities to invest money into besides just parking it into a bank.
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20 March 2020 | 14 replies
If you ever want to pick my brain/see projects, I live and invest in Ukrainian Village/East Humboldt Park here in Chicago.
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10 March 2020 | 10 replies
@Bruce Park Hey Bruce, a GC/developer here so I am speaking from experience.
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6 March 2020 | 4 replies
I cannot remember the official term used to describe this method which makes it even more difficult!
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10 March 2020 | 3 replies
I'm putting it into the garage rather than on top and going to park on the street.
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7 March 2020 | 13 replies
You walked down the steps (house was above parking) on to the sand.
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6 March 2020 | 1 reply
Expect higher ratios on MHPs..expense ratios lower on predominantly TOH parks..