Investing in Stabilized housing in NYC - Any Tips Welcome

Investing in Stabilized housing in NYC - Any Tips Welcome

Jason LamPro Member
Member since 2021 · 5 posts · 1 vote

Hi BP,

I am a RE investor in NYC area focus in multifamily (<4 families) rental. I've decided that the Free Market multifamily rental housing (<4 families) market is just way too hot for me at the moment, but I would like to still take advantage of the low interest rate and inflation rate (don't know how much longer...). Then lately, I found myself seeing a better returns and higher CAP rate in stabilized rental building (low raise 6-8 units) compares to other FM multifamily rental building in the area. Which peeked my interested in the stabilized housing sector for my next investment. I understand that with the passing of the latest Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act in 2019 in NY, it really eliminated the up-side of stabilize building. Nevertheless, is it still a good investment if it trading at a high cap rate and with descent cash flow? Are there members out there who has experiences in Stabilized Housing and willing to share some tips with me on how to manage and what to expected as owner? Or even talk me out of the Stabilized housing.

Jason

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  • Investor · New York & TN · Member since 2019 · 325 posts · 219 votes
    4y

    There's nothing wrong with rent stabilized properties, as long as you're collecting the anticipated/expected rent. I'm just not sure that you can find any high cap rate properties in NYC? But as long as they're profitable and you're able to collect all of the rent, investments in any property no matter how many units in NYC is still a great investment.

    You might want to look into surrounding areas outside of NYC. I'm most familiar with the northern suburbs (Westchester County) and can tell you that some areas DO NOT have rent regulations (called ETPA in Westchester). Areas in Westchester that DO fall under ETPA are Yonkers, MT. Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains, Tarrytown, Portchester and others. You can research and find out exactly which towns do or don't follow ETPA if you're interested.

    I'm not familiar with Long Island and New Jersey, but there may be some opportunities there as well. I have experience in NYC and Westchester for 30 years now, so if you have any specific questions, don't hesitate to send me a message.

  • Jason LamPro Member
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    Member since 2021 · 5 posts · 1 vote
    4y

    Thank you Peter for your response!

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