All Forum Posts by: Emmanuel Soba

Appreciate the introduction Ale and welcome aboard. Your background resonates, especially the connection between real estate and resilience. Many of us have seen real estate carry families through volatility and your mention of Argentina’s economic uncertainty really puts that into perspective.

I’m excited to see where you take the platform next. As someone actively involved in underwriting and evaluating larger multifamily assets, I would be interested to see BiggerPockets expand tools and conversations that support that part of the ecosystem, particularly around structuring partnerships, raising capital, and analyzing stabilized versus value-add opportunities.

Looking forward to your leadership and the direction BiggerPockets takes under your vision.

Hello BP community,

I’m actively focused on acquiring and operating 50+ unit multifamily properties in select growth markets, including Atlanta, Florida, and Northern Virginia. My current work centers on evaluating value-add and stabilized deals with strong operational upside and in-place cash flow.

My background includes building multiple successful businesses in the fitness and education space, which taught me the importance of systems, strategic execution, and building high-performance teams. That same approach now guides how I underwrite deals, build partnerships, and prepare for acquisitions in this cycle.

I’m especially interested in connecting with others who are underwriting deals in these markets or navigating today’s capital environment. What trends are you seeing on pricing, rent growth, or deal velocity so far in 2025?

Looking forward to learning and contributing here.

This is a sharp breakdown. The divergence between distressed legacy assets and stabilized post 2000 products in NYC is especially telling. It reinforces how asset quality and regulatory exposure are defining performance more than broad asset class trends.

Interesting to see CMBS issuance spike even as distress rises. Suggests capital is still chasing yield, but the question is how many of those loans are truly pricing in the structural risk baked into rent-stabilized inventory.

Would be curious to hear how NYC brokers and operators are underwritten right now on value-add deals. Are assumptions shifting around rent growth or hold periods?