31 December 2025 | 2 replies
Over time, this doesn’t just tweak the system—it reshapes how mortgage lending, equity, and capital markets function.
5 January 2026 | 21 replies
The most strategic aspect is that you get the choice to use that discount as a price reduction, cash back or rate buy down (or combination).
1 January 2026 | 0 replies
Low occupancy means rooms are sitting empty.RevPAR – Revenue Per Available Room This combines pricing and demand into one number.ADR × Occupancy or Room revenue ÷ total available roomsRevPAR answers the real question: How much money is each room making, whether it’s occupied or not?
5 January 2026 | 10 replies
One pad split renter that actually stayed at a pad split described it as section 8 and Airbnb combined… (that sure gave me pause. )
30 January 2026 | 51 replies
This is the person (usually a newbie) who asks for advice and then, when receiving brilliant answers from actual experts with combined hundreds of years of experience, proceeds to start arguing with everyone......If they knew the answer, why did they ask the question....?
1 January 2026 | 5 replies
This means establishing robust competitive advantages beyond just rates and points, combined with a laser focus on your borrower relationships.Likewise, if a borrower’s deal only works with a half-percent lower rate, it is not really a deal.
1 January 2026 | 6 replies
Just be sure you have all smoke/CO alarms up to date and functioning, straps on water heaters, eliminate moisture issues (aka the tenant's favorite word "mold"), etc. and all other requirements as the city's inspection list details and you should be good to go.
1 January 2026 | 5 replies
Just 20 years ago, it was very common for PMCs to pay owners in the middle of the month - for the previous month's collected funds.Reasons were: waiting for tenant checks to clear, accounting often done on spreadsheets and just overall length of time to receive & process bills.Technology has sped up all of this.We actually do two bulk payments to owners each month, the 15th & last day of each month, for whatever tenants have paid to that date - in the current month.So, guessing your PMC is either:1) Still using spreadsheets as they haven't invested in PM software.2) Still following the mindset of, "this is how we've always done it".Some questions that will clarify:1) Do they have a website and how much functionality does it have?
5 January 2026 | 8 replies
@Steve Kenney We ended up trying a combination base salary + bonus split with a part-time Project Manager.
2 January 2026 | 11 replies
Secondly, the appraisal often notes functional obsolescence because of this and a lack of a common area.