St. Louis Investment Realty Blog | Threshold Investment Properties

Investment real estate profitability analysis

One of the most important things every investor needs to do before purchasing a property is a profitability analysis. At first glance, many deals seem great, but upon further review turn out to be less than ideal. You just can’t tell for sure until you do the numbers. That’s where this spreadsheet might come in handy. Read more »

Grand Boulevard Bridge to be replaced

After years of dormancy, this project just popped up out of nowhere. In an message to students and faculty of Saint Louis University, the university’s President Lawrence Biondi revealed that a bridge over the railways between Chouteau Avenue and Interstate-64 on July 1, 2010. Read more »

Courtyard Lofts at Polar Wave

Although they have been leasing units since November, I just now got a chance to take a look at the recently completed Courtyard Lofts at Polar Wave project. Located at 2222 Gravois Ave in the St. Louis, neighborhood of Benton Park, the 14-townhome project is located in the same building as Shock City Studios and Bittersweet Bakery among other businesses. Read more »

Software file conversion with Zamzar

This might seem a bit off-topic for this blog, but if you are in real estate or any other business, you have likely run into this issue. Clients, agents, and tenants send me documents all the time that are for software I don’t have. Openoffice is a good (and free option) to handle that problem, but there is also a free file convertor online that I have been using a lot lately: Zamzar. Read more »

Leasing apartments to family members

Filling vacancies in your apartment units quickly can be the difference between success and failure with real estate investments. Looking for tenants anywhere you can find them increases your odds of success, but never forget that not all situations are equal. One area to be especially careful of is when working with renting to family members. Read more »

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