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I'm looking into purchasing a duplex strictly for investment purposes (not going to be a owner occupant.) Currently, one side of the duplex is vacant and the other side has a tenant on a month to month lease. If all...
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Hi all,
I am getting some quotes back for rehab/vacancy insurance and the quotes are coming back 3x more expensive than a dwelling/fire insurance. Is this totally expected? I would have imagined 2x. Are there cheaper...
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Hey all, on average how many leads does it take for a vacancy to be filled for you? My logic is, if I am above the average, then I should be charging more rent to even out my supply and demand. What do you think?
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I am evaluating a couple STR/Hospitality deals and trying to utilize the calculator and realizing that my expenses might be a bit off due to the percentage of my Repairs/Maintenance Operating Expense coming out of the...
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I am about to place an offer on a medical building in the Houston area with 55% vacancy. The remaining 45% has strong tenants with long leases. The landlord has indicated a willingness to consider an offer based on ac...
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Wondering if any of you out there have some sort of "formula" you use to estimate repairs/maintenance and vacancy reserve costs when evaluating a new property?
I have been sort of guessing on mine so far and doing 5% ...
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I'm looking at investing in a SF 4 bed 2 bath home as a rental property in Milwaukie Oregon. However I'm not sure how to determine the vacancy of the area. According to Zillow an Rent-o-meter the rent should be somewh...
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The ordinance, which is a scan of a 1996 document appears to be silent on the subject of what happens when a unit is or becomes vacant. Does anyone have first hand experience of this? In practical terms would the ci...
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This morning an article in Bisnow (btw if you do not subscribe to this, I highly recommend you do for your area), noted "The vacancy rate for U.S. apartments hit a two-year high of 6.4% in the first quarter, accordin...
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Hi everyone, I am interested in investing in southern New Jersey. Particularly Egg harbour township/pleasantville area. I would like to know if any of you had any idea what the vacancy rate and appreciation is over th...