.• 1,000–1,600 sq ft cost-effective to maintain and easy to rent.• Standard lot (5k–10k sq ft) enough space without extra upkeep. • Good layout often more important than total square footage.

Effective management means inspecting the building and making sure there are no health or safety risks including defects that will cause premises liability exposure,  frequent physical presence to spot premises liability risks that arise and quickly eliminate them, good communication skills, treat tenants fairly and with respect and exceed implied warranty of habitability standards, understand fair housing laws, use contracts clearly define scopes and responsibilities and  shift liability,  hire licensed and insured vendors and where appropriate obtain endorsement naming the property owner as additional insured, understand the local licensing and permitting requirements for building  improvements and renting real estate and make sure they are followed,  carry the appropriate insurance coverage and avoid conduct that would be listed as an exclusion (normally following through on everything above covers this). 

I’m seeing this happen more and more, and it’s absolutely effective when done strategically.

When we refer to these assets as cash-flow positive, we’re being specific to the capital structure in place today: operating NOI covers expenses and a portion of debt service, with any remaining shortfall intentionally covered by lender-approved, pre-funded interest reserves that were capitalized during the recapitalization.On DSCR, if you assumed today’s unhedged floating rates with no buydown or interest rate cap, DSCR would be below lender minimums across much of the multifamily market, this is exactly why lenders are requiring caps, buydowns, or reserves as a condition to extend loans.With the current rate caps in place, the effective debt service produces DSCRs that are compliant under the modified loan terms, with maturities extended into 2027–2028.

In my experience, real estate remains one of the most effective ways to grow and preserve wealth.

Having access to different structures can make the difference between winning or losing a deal.Curious what systems you’ve found most effective.

However this will have no effect on you.   

And Cuba's collapse of the regime, assures the rubber-band effect into not just democratic governance but wide-open for business and begging for USD inflow, because they need it, bad, real bad. it will be a tourism boom unlike anything we've seen in our lifetimes.

Since the texting 10 DLC / A2P regulations went into effect in October 2023, it reset the marketing channel and now very few investors are texting in bulk due to all the hurdles you need to jump through to get your account approved for texting.For me, keeping my cost per deal low is very important.

As a full-time real estate broker and long-standing investment enthusiast who sometimes struggles with paralysis by analysis due to the amount of information available on particular subjects of interest (all REI, of course), I am struggling with some decision fatigue for how to focus and effectively dial-in our offering in a way that is both algorithm and direct book friendly.