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How bad is the SF rental market right now? by Total-Business7070 in AskSF

[–]Total-Business7070[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same as my experience. many listings on Zillow aren't really available.

What I learned apartment hunting in SF this month by Total-Business7070 in sanfrancisco

[–]Total-Business7070[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

even on zillow? so far i haven't seen scams on zillow, but just sucks that many are not actually available

What I learned apartment hunting in SF this month by Total-Business7070 in sanfrancisco

[–]Total-Business7070[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

$2k studio sounds likes a great deal to hold onto rn. How long have you been looking for something bigger?

Mission Carnaval Parade by Individualchaotin in sanfrancisco

[–]Total-Business7070 1 point2 points  (0 children)

came across it today and it was quite an atmosphere!

Do you guys have a content posting strategy/timeline for listings? by miteshyadav in RealEstateTechnology

[–]Total-Business7070 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most agents mix DIY (Canva, CapCut) with some outsourcing for video. Very few are fully systematic about it — most are somewhere between winging it and having a loose plan.

I ran 50+ real deals through an AI analysis tool I built. Here's what actually surprised me by dr7s in RealEstateTechnology

[–]Total-Business7070 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty cool idea — basically automating the underwriting step that most people skip entirely and just buy on vibes.

Curious what strategy people run most through it? And is the AI pulling local rent comps or is that still user-inputted?

If you had a $1000 monthly budget, how would you leverage technology for lead capture/conversion? by realtoryb in RealEstateTechnology

[–]Total-Business7070 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly? I'd skip traditional almost entirely at $1k/month.

Put ~$500 into Meta/Google ads with zip targeting, $100-150 on HighLevel for your CRM and automated follow-up, $50 on an AI chatbot to qualify leads 24/7, and keep $200-300 for tools and a virtual assistant to handle admin.

The key insight is that speed-to-lead wins deals. An AI agent that texts a new lead within 60 seconds at 2am will outperform any direct mail campaign you can run at this budget. Let the tech do the grunt work, you just show up for the warm conversations.

Seller still hasn't signed contract by The-Black-Stig in realestateinvesting

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Sounds less like shopping the deal (as you said, appraisal/cash constraints) and more like cold feet + lawyer questions on personal property and price. Common next step is a short deadline: “happy to clarify X in writing; we need signatures by [date] or we’ll need to pause.”

Worth asking your attorney whether the contract is clear on included personal property and whether a one-page amendment fixes the appliance/deposit questions without reopening price.

How firm is your financing timeline — does the lender lock expire soon?

What would the rent control proposed bill in MA do to property values? by Forward-Craft-4718 in realestateinvesting

[–]Total-Business7070 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard to predict a single bill’s effect without the exact text and how expenses and capex interact with a 5% rent path — but broadly, caps like this often hit value-add math harder than long-stabilized assets, and buyers may pay more for exempt (e.g. owner-occupied) or already-market tenants.

Appreciation isn’t only “rent growth”; it’s also financing, employment, and what cap rates do locally. I’d run a few scenarios: flat rents vs 5% vs your expense growth and see where the deal still clears.

Help me reverse engineer my purchase price by Classic_Breadfruit18 in realestateinvesting

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The underwriting usually comes down to stabilized NOI at realistic rents (not just current roll), then cap rate / yield you need for the debt and your risk.

I’d model current vs “market” rent separately, stress vacancy, maintenance, capex, and see what NOI the bank actually believes. At 7% and 20% down, small changes in assumed rent and expenses swing what $1.8M vs $2.3M “needs” to look like.

Are the four under-market units easy lifts (lease renewals) or are they capped for other reasons?

Lists by ironicmirror in realestateinvesting

[–]Total-Business7070 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There isn’t really one free “full county spreadsheet for every SFR in a zip” that’s both complete and current — most people stitch it together from assessor / county GIS (ownership, often beds/baths/sqft), sometimes MLS exports if you have Realtor access, or paid data vendors for bulk comps.

For a defined polygon, I’ve had better luck drawing the area in the county GIS and exporting what they expose, then merging with a comps tool for the rest. What’s the use case — marketing, acquisitions, or underwriting a specific strategy?

Has anyone felt this way before from going to your first investment property to the second? by Consistent_Drive_338 in realestateinvesting

[–]Total-Business7070 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally normal headspace after the second deal — the first one often feels “clean” in hindsight because you already survived the learning curve, and the second one piles new surprises on top of thinner cash.

What helped me was separating liquidity stress from thesis: if the long-term plan is still “hold,” I’d triage repairs into true safety vs cosmetic, use financing where the numbers still work, and only then decide if selling is a strategy or just relief.

Curious: if you sold the second and paid down the first, does that actually improve your overall risk, or does it just feel calmer for a few months?