@TheQuarterZip@bavedikian 10/10. Seriously. I've been buying deals since 2008. You can take less juicy deals but every deal should cashflow, and have a little bit of equity. There should be enough margin to cushion the interest rate spikes.
@robbiehendricks Things will get worse before they get better. I'm not saying this is the straw that breaks the camels back. No money for repairs. More foreclosures. His state funded insurance program isn't going to save anyone.
@Bthechad I just underwrite a lot of properties. For every 100, I find 5 interesting and start negotiations and will uncover inefficiencies in a few of them.
My newest acquisition in Blue Bell PA. 56,000 sq ft class A office building. Tax assessed at 16M. Appraisal came in at 5M. Closed at 2.2M. Time to get those property taxes reduced!
@Bthechad I did the value add while I had it under contract. Renewed an existing tenant and signed a new tenant. Also cut down expenses. For example, their insurance was 160k a year, but that was a portfolio policy. My insurance is $22k. Their trash pickup was $23k/year, mine is $4.5k/year
@realEstateTrent As a principal without investors, I almost always 1031 so I have more dry powder to buy the next deal. What makes it less attractive to 1031 when its a fund?
@BillAckman@BernieSanders@elonmusk@SpaceX โwhen we have the highest rate of childhood poverty... " So if Elon didn't become a trillionaire, childhood poverty would suddenly get better? Get outta here Bernie
@ThrillaRilla369 Exactly. When I was middle class, I realized I didn't qualify for any healthcare or educational subsidies. The very next year I made sure I made less money so I could qualify for all those subsidies. The government isn't correctly incentivizing people with their policies
@joeytee_ You must have had some idea of potential users. Usually one doesn't buy retail and then hope to find a tenant unless it's a smoking good location and/or low basis