apartment building investing
Landlord Tenant by Ted Karsch | February 3, 2010 
The financial crisis and real estate meltdown has hurt almost every sector of the real estate market, including apartment building owners. Vacancies in many apartment buildings have increased to between 30% and 40% in many areas of the country. Apartment building owners who just a few years ago had occupancy rates as high as 90% [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | May 19, 2009Many apartment buildings are now facing foreclosure because of falling prices, stricter underwriting guidelines and 5 year mortgages becoming due. For the astute buyer of apartment buildings these apartment building foreclosures could represent an investment windfall. Image via Wikipedia As a glaring symbol of the burst bubble in national residential real estate prices, the National [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | February 10, 2009The most important aspect of apartment investing is having the ability to locate an apartment building that offers the potential to show you a profitable return on your investment. It is nearly impossible to realize a profit on an apartment if you pay too much because when you pay an inordinate amount to purchase the [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | January 27, 2009Finding the right apartment building to buy for an investment can seem like an overwhelming and daunting task for the first time apartment building buyer. However, if you know a few things to look for when purchasing an apartment building everything becomes a lot easier. There are good things to watch out for and some [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | December 4, 2008Many new commercial real estate investors mistakenly believe that it is easier and more profitable to buy a commercial retail building then it is to buy an apartment building. The general consensus is that retail tenants are better renters while it is more of a hassle to deal with the management of apartment building tenants. [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | November 4, 2008One of the key factors to success when investing in apartment buildings is having the ability to keep our tenants happy. Happy tenants will stay at your property longer and this reduces turnover. High and steady turnover rates can have a negative impact on the apartment building investor’s bottom line. The first and most obvious [...]
Commentary by Ted Karsch | September 10, 2008All investing involves some kind of risk. Generally speaking wise investors will try to ensure that their risk is outweighed by the potential gains. I say potential gains because there really is no such thing as a sure thing investment. And of course there are numerous pro and cons to each investment class. What surprises [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | August 20, 2008The first purchase of an apartment building can seem like an overwhelming endeavor for the buyer. There is a lot of information and terminology that is suddenly thrust upon the first time investor and chances are that the new investor doesn’t have the knowledge base to accurately sift through the information to obtain and utilize [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | August 12, 2008Let’s take a look at some of the actual returns for a small apartment building investment over a period of five years. Whenever you are making projections into the future concerning investment returns it is always necessary to make some assumptions. In this case we will keep our assumptions very conservative and well in line with historical averages.
Commentary by Ted Karsch | August 5, 2008Apartment buildings are starting to receive a lot of interest from many investors who have little or no experience in the world of commercial real estate. Investors are now attracted to apartment building investments because of their relative security, positive cash flow and growth potential.
Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | July 22, 2008Buy an Apartment Building Today? In today’s turbulent financial markets many investors are looking for ways to grow their money that will offer a steady flow of predictable income and limited market risk. More and more people are buying apartment buildings to help diffuse the effects of inflation on their portfolios. Apartment buildings offer many [...]
Economy by Ted Karsch | June 9, 2008It is no secret that inflation has reared its ugly head in the US and around the world. And it is easy to see its effects whenever you go to the gas station to fill up your car or to the grocery store to buy a loaf of bread. You can read the statistics: gas [...]
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Commercial Real Investing Versus Investing in Stocks
by Ted Karsch | September 10, 2008All investing involves some kind of risk. Generally speaking wise investors will try to ensure that their risk is outweighed by the potential gains. I say potential gains because there really is no such thing as a sure thing investment. And of course there are numerous pro and cons to each investment class. What surprises [...]