Sufyan Minhas
Buy condo or apartment for primary residence
13 December 2024 | 4 replies
In contrast, the average sale price for Co-ops is less than half at $313,000.
Jorge Armas
Co-Ops/ Cooperatives Financing in Florida
24 October 2024 | 6 replies
I bought it in cash since it seems most banks don't work with Co-Ops. I
Charles Curley
New California invester OUt of state investing
8 September 2018 | 11 replies
I wish that were not the case but I look and look and look and can't see how I'd buy anything that would cash flow or give me value add ops. I
Richard Moreno
adding laundry room to a 3 family in Providence
18 April 2018 | 9 replies
On a 3 unit I would definitely not go with sets of coin ops, I think that is overkill.If it were me I would explore in unit.
Charles Barr
Buying a small hotel/motel in South Florida as 1st property
17 April 2020 | 9 replies
Whether I can have a hotel operator as a tenant or otherwise find a way to outsource the hotel ops is a critical assumption.
James Sunderland
Starting a life with 50k
17 July 2014 | 6 replies
Normally this list would include the PI part of PITI (Princinple, Interest, Taxes and Insurance).TaxesSewer and WaterTrashHeat/UtilitiesHOACap Ex and Ops (I always budget at least $150 per month per roof)InsuranceMgmt Fee - as a % (general consensus here on BP is 10%. include it even if you think you are going to self manage)Vacancy- as a %. (8% represents 1 vacant month/unit/year)
Greg Snyder
Help with Analysis of 2 Investment Properties
23 March 2014 | 10 replies
Sellers tend to underestimate the costs of heat and hot water if they are the ones paying for it)HOACap Ex and Ops(I would double this number for building 1 against building 2.
Hoa Nguyen
Help, Need Financing Solutions
2 December 2022 | 14 replies
You could also try partnering with a private lender/investor that's willing to sponsor the deal - but be mindful that investors are already wary of buying co-ops as the main purpose of co-ops is to discourage landlords/investing and instead allow homeownership to regular folks.
Matt Kun
HELOC on NYC Investment Property
2 February 2019 | 4 replies
The issue with second mortgages and HELOCs specifically on co-ops is that there is only one stock certificate and one lease to hold.
Rifat G.
The best blogs
15 June 2015 | 10 replies
opsI forgot the excellent Joe Fairless blog and his podcasts.