My first investment property was a C/D-class multifamily in Houston. I selected it primarily based on perceived cash flow. 
According to my calculations, the return on investment (ROI) was between 12% and 14%. And with a multifamily, even if one unit is vacant, I still have cash coming in. How could I lose?
And then I got hit in the face (wallet) with reality:
It was an older building, and maintenance was continual and expensive. Plus, the tenants and others almost continuously vandalized the property.
Rent delinquencies and evictions were frequent, and the process was lengthy and expensive. And I was left with a damaged property that needed hundreds or thousands in repairs before it could be rented again.
I ended up losing thousands of dollars each year despite doing almost all repairs and maintenance myself. This was completely different from the calculated 12% to 14% ROI.

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1306 - What I Learned From My First Investment Property by Samantha Hawrylack

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There’s a critical lack of affordable housing. This housing shortage began following the 2008 financial crisis and worsened during the pandemic, and now, not enough homes have been built to meet current demand. Inventory is slowly rising in Q2, which is helpful, but more inventory alone doesn’t solve the problem.
The government has plans to help create more affordable housing inventory and keep large-scale investors from taking homes away from middle-income Americans. The White House released a budget in March that included plans to support Biden’s Housing Supply Action Plan. Items like significant tax credits for first-time homebuyers and for homeowners who sell their starter homes were created to directly reward and incentivize consumers to move. 
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1327 - Solving the Housing Crisis: What Lawmakers Must Do to Support Investors and Boost Housing Supply by Kurt Carlton

. What were you doing on the morning of Jan. 17, 2020? While the world was learning about a strange new virus approaching our shores, my business partner, Ben, and I were visiting Louisville, Kentucky. We were meeting our largest operating partner, Mike (not his real name), to walk through a mobile home park his firm was acquiring. Our fund would be the largest investor. 
This park looked like many we had invested in, but larger. There were 315 lots, but about 50 were vacant. We saw a typical range of cars—from junkers to Jaguars. People walked their dogs, kids boarded buses, and a maintenance man shuffled around with his coffe
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1326 - I Would Have Lost Our Investors $5.5 Million—What Would You Have Done In This Situation? by Paul Moore

A mayor in handcuffs, a bankrupt city mired in poverty, unemployment, and soaring crime: 10 years ago that was Detroit’s legacy. Today, it is a real estate success story. 
Early investors—to quote one of Motown’s most famous songs—are dancing in the street. Developers are pouring billions of dollars into its business district, luring the likes of Ford, Quicken Loans, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and more to take up office space. There’s even a Gucci store—the city’s first. The spillover has resulted in booming residential home prices—up 40% since 2020—and revitalized neighborhoo
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1325 - Detroit Beat Its Post-Pandemic Downtown Doom Loop—Here’s How Investors Can Benefit by Jeff Vasishta

Gearing up for your first rehab? Whether it’s a flip or BRRRR, I’ve got earth-shattering news for you that will change everything you thought you knew about value-adds in real estate: If you’re trying to build equity for leverage or to cash out and want to get the best bang for your buck, forget the roof, new furnace, kitchens, or bathrooms. You need to take it outside and spend some real money on landscaping. 
But everyone knows kitchens and bathrooms are where the big money is made, right? Don’t get me wrong—you should update kitchens and bathrooms, but we are talking return on investment (ROI) here. Kitchens and bathrooms are high-expense, high-return areas. Landscaping is a low-expense, high-return prospect. You’ll get a better return on landscaping than you will any other rehab expense. 
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1324 - The One Renovation Guaranteed to Increase ROI—No, It’s Not the Kitchen or Bathroom by Corby Goade

The real estate market is ever-evolving, and there has been a growing trend toward ground-up construction. With existing home inventory remaining at historic lows and no improvement in sight, new construction will be one of the solutions to the current housing crisis—and savvy investors will reap the rewards, with an average of 10% to 20% gross profit on projects done right.
For builders, a successful project is one completed on time and within budget. But that is no easy feat these days. According to the Construction Management Association of America, 98% of construction projects go over budget. To put it another way, that’s 9 out of 10 projects, according to the International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology. 
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1306 - What I Learned From My First Investment Property by Samantha Hawrylack

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