tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800674.post8136585039352294623..comments2023-06-22T05:23:55.920-07:00Comments on Shaun's Real Estate Adventures: February Apartment FinancialsShaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05654897560778650994noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800674.post-72678176092317364652011-04-27T14:36:16.302-07:002011-04-27T14:36:16.302-07:00Ha.. I did it on the original post I quoted and di...Ha.. I did it on the original post I quoted and did it again here.. We are shooting for an annualized ROI after selling of 30%-35%.Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654897560778650994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800674.post-83029935996046436402011-04-27T14:34:35.793-07:002011-04-27T14:34:35.793-07:00I got into it in Jan 2008. I did receive several d...I got into it in Jan 2008. I did receive several dividend payments before the economy tanked. But I should note that, while quarterly checks are nice, the real income from this investment has always been planned to be when it is sold. The plan was to hold for at least five years, then look at seeing what kind of return we could get for selling. We've got a guaranteed return of around 9% on the investment, but we're shooting for an annualized ROI of around 13%. Our original numbers can be found at http://shaunsre.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-first-investment-in-multi-unit.html. But things are definitely turning around. Had another good month in March. I just haven't had time to write something up yet. Stay tuned.Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654897560778650994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800674.post-7738874304323858602011-04-27T14:15:57.722-07:002011-04-27T14:15:57.722-07:00How long have you been in this apartment investmen...How long have you been in this apartment investment now? Have you received any dividends yet? How would you say this investment is performing? It seems to be a losing proposition so far, but it is difficult to track...MJBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800674.post-45595975569543757392011-04-01T09:07:32.183-07:002011-04-01T09:07:32.183-07:00Cool. Didn't know you were planning another bl...Cool. Didn't know you were planning another blog.<br /><br />I've got another blog on a different topic and I use GoDaddy. It was $80 for the first year for the domain name and web hosting using WordPress. Renewals are a bit more at $90, but you can get discounts if pay for more than 1 year at a time.<br /><br />I bet if you made your new blog a part of a larger website that was for your consulting business, you could write off the cost of the website. Or keep them separate, but buy a different domain name at a reduced cost (since you'd already be buying one for your business) and save that way.<br /><br />Or just go to Blogger :-)Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654897560778650994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800674.post-29197675379281477912011-04-01T08:47:43.107-07:002011-04-01T08:47:43.107-07:00Shaun, thanks for the note. When I fire up my new...Shaun, thanks for the note. When I fire up my new blog, I'll let you know!<br /><br />I think if I had done chezcliff on a free blogging platform, like blogger, I would have kept it up. But I was getting charged each month and making zero revenue. I'll check into creating a freebee account on blogger and uploading my entries there.Cliffordnoreply@blogger.com