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Re:San Francisco Apartment Rents Crater Up to 31%, Most in U.S. by asdff on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @12:34PM (#24778551)
I think properties are somehow valued based on the rent potential, so landlords are disincentivized to move base rent and would rather offer 1-2-3 months free and keep rent at standard rate.
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Re:San Francisco Apartment Rents Crater Up to 31%, Most in U.S. by MAGZine on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @12:48PM (#24778729)
you can easily take this into account too, and my calculation did. Assuming your tenant is staying for 2-3 years, you can really only afford to let it set empty for a few months. Your yearly rent increases are just a couple percent (tenths of pecents a month). Every month it sits empty is 8% of your yearly income for the unit.
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Re:San Francisco Apartment Rents Crater Up to 31%, Most in U.S. by asdff on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @05:13PM (#24781681)
The yearly income isn't what's important to these landlords, it's the real estate value of the property. Loosing out on a full year or more of rental income is the cost of doing business if it keeps the underlying valued high and appreciating.
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