Most clients that shop, are looking for a win-lose situation.

It takes tremendous effort but it really adds to the company as well from a valuation view and gives you opportunity to make money in adjacent areas of business. 

Student housing just hit roughly 95% occupancy for Fall 2025, while many conventional multifamily assets are still hovering under 90%.That’s a pretty wild gap when you think about it.Even with higher rates and tighter lending conditions, demand for quality, campus-adjacent housing hasn’t slowed down.

Just helped some clients who paid $965K for a duplex and triplex in Reno on adjacent parcels sell individually for $616,500 for the duplex and $870,000 for the triplex, or $1.486mil total. 

Rate matters, but structure often matters more.There’s a world of tools beyond rate shopping that can dramatically change your deal’s economics:Buydowns: Temporary rate reductions (like a 2-1 buydown) that ease you into full payments.Seller credits: Negotiate to have the seller cover closing costs or fund your buydown.Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs): Useful if you plan to refinance or sell within a few years.Interest-only periods: Boost cash flow early, especially on value-add projects.Example:Let’s say you take a $300,000 loan.

Again, I’m not looking to pitch anything or collect DMs here; I’m trying to sanity-check what a fair JV framework looks like when a family has a transit-adjacent parcel with SB 79-type upside but no development capacity, and wants to avoid getting steamrolled in negotiations.

Again, I’m not looking to pitch anything or collect DMs here; I’m trying to sanity-check what a fair JV framework looks like when a family has a transit-adjacent parcel with SB 79-type upside but no development capacity, and wants to avoid getting steamrolled in negotiations.

Located in Sunriver, Oregon; 2bed, 2bath condo; 19 mile to Mt Bachy; the resort is on the Deschutes River, has over 40 miles of paved bike trails; horses, marina, lazy river pool with slides; tennis, pickleball and a village shopping/restaurants (across street from condo).

Because collecting utilities are basically adjacent to collecting your rent, and I would think you could just collect your utilities the same way you collect your rent.  

To have a well performing site in MN, yes, you 100% need to either be one of these sites, or adjacent to one.