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4 July 2018 | 4 replies
Most places have a shortage of construction labor, which has increased the cost, but your area may not be affected.
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3 July 2018 | 0 replies
Just heard on NPR interviewing Ali Velshia) Surplus of apartments in NYCb) Pullback of foreign investorsc) 5% price decline avg sales price, 17% decline in salesd) Increase in inventory discuss?
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19 September 2018 | 1 reply
Hi everyone, I recently acquired a few multi family properties with section 8 tenants and as far as I can tell, the last landlord did not increase rent in over 5 years.
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22 July 2018 | 14 replies
I also recommend finding a mentor to keep you focused, accountable to your commitment, on track and help you increase your learning curve and shorten your timeline to success.
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6 July 2018 | 12 replies
Increasing the NOI is the way to increase value.
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4 July 2018 | 9 replies
Depends on the unit and the tenant, but generally for our better tenants we just allow them to go month to month, with or without an increase depending on what the market is doing and whether we want to keep that tenant or not.
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3 July 2018 | 0 replies
I'm very interested in using a 203K FHA loan for financing the purchase, and rehab of a property that I would move into... and drive up the equity... eventually leveraging the increased equity to refinance & invest forward... or outright sell and invest forward.Is it possible to find a deal that matches my house hunting criteria from a wholesaler, and use a 203K loan to do the purchase?
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15 July 2018 | 45 replies
That’s on top of the 4,270 units that were introduced in 2017.DURING JUNE, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN MANHATTAN INCREASED BY 1.15%, FROM $3,944.35 TO $3,989.64.
8 July 2018 | 8 replies
Their parents bought a 4 family house in Ridgewood in the early 90s and its value has increased tremendously.
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8 September 2019 | 59 replies
As more info comes out the cities will be interested in increasing awareness of these investment opportunities.