This can be REALLY expensiveI prioritize layout and functionality, along with the most important factor: location.In the Philadelphia area, I’m consistently seeing better rental performance in the outskirts and surrounding counties compared to the city itself.When analyzing a deal—especially in a hot area—it’s important to understand the potential of the property, not just what it’s producing today.

I think ALL marketing works it's just a function of sticking to it for an extended period of time.

Most of my syndication investment was with Atlanta unfortunately - I was the largest investor and likely to lose it all. 

It's true that there is functionality in there which gives you more - access to records, owner details, detailed history etc, but really honestly for most investors, using zillow/redfin and working with a great agent is going to all you need.

Buy a functional but very dated "estate" type property do a mostly cosmetic rehab and resell. 

Being the largest coliving marketplace, the number of properties that report any form of damage is minimal. 

Office and Retail is a Covid part 2, economic downturn are the big ones.The biggest “oh crap” risks in retail and office are concentrated in a few themes: tenant fragility, functional/locational obsolescence, capex time bombs, and capital markets risk that can nuke your business plan even if NOI looks fine on paper.5.Crexi, Brokers and Commercial Deal Finders- which go out and secure seller financed deals on properties.6.Commonly 5–10 years for permanent bank or CMBS debt, with overall ranges roughly 5–20 years depending on lender and product.

Historically, these inspections were handled by third-party vendors, but we’re exploring bringing this function in-house so we can better control quality, documentation, scheduling, and overall liability exposure.

.- Is the layout functional?

And actually where some of the largest investors came in, too.