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Comment by triceratops

6 months ago

How do they make mortgage payments without rent?

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bobthepanda  6 months ago

* own a portfolio of real estate, so losses in one area can be offset

* own a mixed use building, so an empty ground floor retail space can be offset by multiple floors of apartments

also, if the rise in equity outpaces the losses in rents it can still be net positive

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