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Rents are up, across our portfolio, 4% 5% 6% or more. Why? Join Pat for a review of 3 of the reasons rents are up and what that may mean for 2025 and beyond.

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Tenants think rent is not only too high but that landlords get all of it. Investors see a 6% or 8% or 10% cash return and wonder why it isn't higher. The question is, where does the rent go? Join Pat for a look at one of the assets in the Mara Poling portfolio for an analysis of all the cash items rent covers, what is left, and how to make it grow.

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Tenants chose to rent for a variety of reasons. Flexibility, little to no maintenance responsibility, the ability to "test drive" a neighborhood, and economics. Just what are the economics of the rent v own decision. Join Pat for a look at two rent v own scenarios and see just what the math says.

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Why do we believe multifamily real estate is among the most stable and secure long term investments? Join Pat for Mara Poling's answer with some data and a bit of insight from Abraham Maslow.

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We get questions on a regular basis about Mara Poling and today we thought we would answer a few. Who is Mara? Where did Mara Poling come from? Why the 200 family limit? What happens 10, 15, 20 years from now? All these and more this week on Multifamily Real Estate Investing presented by Mara Poling.

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We use an underwriting tool that we have developed over decades and tens of thousands of transactions. It is powerful and large (over 18,000 lines of code). Sometimes it can feel like we are hunting flies with a howitzer. Is there a more simple way to do this? Yes. Join Pat for a discussion of a simple underwrite, based just on the essentials.

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We spend a fair amount of time discussing the profit and loss statement, looking at vacancy, NRI and NOI and other key metrics. What about the balance sheet? Join Pat and Lauren for a discussion of four key elements of the balance sheet that Mara Poling and you may want to focus on.

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Allocating your investment portfolio across a range of asset types is a common and generally accepted practice among investors. Investments in stocks have grown dramatically over the last 5 years...as have P/E ratios. Is now a good time to rebalance? Join Pat for a look at the value of including multifamily real estate in your investment portfolio...and why now may be the time to do so.

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Ever wonder where we find properties to acquire? What markets do we "hunt" in? What size asset? Age? Type? Join John and Pat for a discussion of their latest acquisition, what the targets are and why.

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You can buy/invest in good deals during downturns and in bad deals during market highs, so why buy now? Join Pat for a review of Mara Poling's acquisition strategy and why current market and economic conditions make now the right time to buy/invest.

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What is ahead for multifamily in 2025? Join Pat for an overview of Mara Poling's most recent webinar - "2025 Multifamily Real Estate Outlook presented by Mara Poling" available now on The Multifamily Real Estate Channel at The Learning Center at MaraPoling.com.