apartment investments

How to Increase Occupancy in Apartment Buildings

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% [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

The Top Ten Reasons Why Now is a Great Time to Buy an Apartment Building

by Ted Karsch | September 1, 2009

Prices are Falling — Prices for apartment buildings are steadily dropping. Many apartment building owners paid way too much for their properties over the past few years and now their properties are worth less than what they owe. Apartment buildings are starting to show up as foreclosures across the country and it is further pressuring prices to the downside.
Forced Appreciation — You don’t have to wait for real estate prices to go back up to increase the value of your apartment building investment. You can increase the value of you apartment building by increasing the rents, cutting your expenses or by making physical improvements on the property.
Less Competition — Many investors are under the false impression that owning an apartment building is more difficult than owning single family homes, therefore their is less competition for prime properties.

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