@charles @Charles Ayanlekeinteresting read - thx for sharing. 

It’s normal to feel the weight of it, especially as the finish line approaches.

Outside of my professional pursues, I enjoy weight lifting, traveling, and trying new foods.

I read an article today that rent declines are a current national trend, so it could just be part of a bigger economic slowdown, I guess we are due after so many years of outsized rent increases.

I recently came across two posts that couldn’t have been more different. Investor #1 was a seasoned investor who spent two years waiting for the right opportunity to secure land in a high-barrier market. A reminder th...

Today we’re seventh—behind Wyoming, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Montana, and now North Dakota.And yet coal still carries enormous weight.

In addition, as a PMC we deal with nonprofessional owners that NEVER read their contracts and feel like they can do whatever they want with their property(s) :(So, PMCs need language in their contracts that protect their rights and force other professionals to also recognize those rights.One last note, unfortunately, it's not uncommon for a listing agent to try to strong-arm an existing PMC and throw them under the bus for anything & everything in their ruthless pursuit for a sales commission. 

Keep documents on a running basis to make loan applications as easy and stress free as possible.  1000% agree with this Really appreciate you chiming in — it always carries more weight when it comes from someone on the lending side.I see the same thing with new investors all the time.

@Erik Estrada, that .25 example is wild — definitely an edge case, but great reminder that commercial leases can dramatically shift the real coverage, even if they don’t help with qualifying.In today’s market, creativity and compensating factors carry weight, but the underwrite still needs to make sense.

Check the appraisal approach used.For small multis, the income approach should be weighted heavily.At $3,650/mo rent, even conservative cap rates often justify a higher value.4.