Unit Mix?
Does anyone know of a way to get a building's unit mix without using CoStar or having to contact the property owner? 
[{"id": "dqj8egs", "text": "Ive been looking for this information too. I will be watching this post closely.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dqjafq3", "text": "Location? Asset type? Class?", "replies": [{"id": "dqjai3l", "text": "More so how many 1 bedrooms with X number of sqft, how many 2 bedrooms, and the vacancies. ", "replies": [{"id": "dqjisyx", "text": "Honestly the easiest way would be to contact the owner or their agent IMO", "replies": [{"id": "dqjojxy", "text": "Yea trying to avoid calling.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "dqjlir5", "text": "Property profile will show number of units and number of bed/bath.. Just have to make your best guesses with bldg sf", "replies": [{"id": "dqjogvp", "text": "Property profile from where?", "replies": [{"id": "dqk9zcu", "text": "What state are you in", "replies": [{"id": "dql5jt8", "text": "California.", "replies": [{"id": "dqtcxx9", "text": "yeah man where do you get your leads from? Typically all the people i know that work real estate get their leads from Title. Assuming this is how you get your leads they should be able to give you that in spreadsheet format. from there you can make judgement calls on the unit mix based on the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, units, and property SF. takes a bit of practice to make accurate estimates but its a good start from zero\n\nfor example, a property with 10 units approx 10k sf with 20 bedrooms and 20 bathrooms is 10 (2 + 2)", "replies": [], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dqjcfm2", "text": "Gotta call them or use a service. There's axiometrics, I think is cheaper than costar..", "replies": [{"id": "dqjoi0z", "text": "Yea trying to avoid calling and paying high amounts.\n", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dqjeu5k", "text": "What address?", "replies": [{"id": "dqjoidx", "text": "Any address in the US if possible, specifically California.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dqjjds4", "text": "Assessor's website, in some counties", "replies": [{"id": "dqjoiwm", "text": "Do you know of any county that has it? The few I checked in the bay area did not.", "replies": [{"id": "dqkaqin", "text": "A couple up here in Washington do, but it's a crap shoot. ", "replies": [{"id": "dql5gqz", "text": "Do you know which ones?", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "dqkwvod", "text": "I'm a commercial real estate appraiser work all over the country. I don't think I've ever seen a unit mix on an assessor's website.  If it's a new property, you might be able to find an article written that details how many one, two and three-bedroom units it will have, but that's exceedingly rare and I'm assuming this isn't a new property.  \n  \nApartments.com may have that level of detail, but that's not extremely likely.  \n\nYou might be able to find a Loopnet page if it has sold recently, and if you're lucky that page may have a unit mix.  \n  \nYour best bet is to just call the complex and say something along the lines of \"Hey, my name is bass_rock and I'm trying to do a quick market survey for an appraisal I'm working on, and I was hoping I could get your rental rates.\"   As you go down that line of questioning, ask them if they know how many of each unit type they have... sometimes they do, sometimes they don't, sometimes they don't want to take the time out of their day to provide that.  \n  \nThere are ways to make it happen from just internet research, but sometimes the best way to get shit done is to just pick up the phone.  I also try to avoid the phone approach when possible, but to be honest, short of having access to a paid service, you may not have a choice. And even then, you're at the mercy of the competence and kindness of the person on the other end of the line.", "replies": [{"id": "dql5j3t", "text": "Yea. Working on a project that makes the phone solution not an ideal choice, but thank you for your insight!", "replies": [{"id": "dqlcs64", "text": "I dig. If you want to PM me the address I'll spend a few minutes on it. Can't guarantee I'll come up with something, but this is a task I routinely do as part of my job. I may or may not be able to help.", "replies": [{"id": "dqlcusb", "text": "Thanks for that, however I'm actually working on a technology project and I need to get the data from non paid sources that are publicly available.", "replies": [{"id": "dqlw377", "text": "There aren't any", "replies": [], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dqjmc0r", "text": "Try yieldstar", "replies": [{"id": "dqjoj4d", "text": "Yea trying to avoid paying high amounts.", "replies": [{"id": "dqjz53m", "text": "You don\u2019t have any contacts (friends, brokers, management companies) that you coukd ask for a favor?", "replies": [{"id": "dql5let", "text": "Yea I do, and in fact I am working with one, but the project I am working on requires us to stay away from a paid service and use publicly available information.", "replies": [{"id": "dql8m6w", "text": "Gotcha, in that case the only other way to find the information is to call up the marketing/leasing team for the building. Bedroom denominations (1 bed vs 2 bed etc) are purely a marketing decision and have nothing to do with code or permitting so they will not be on public record anywhere.\n\nWhat\u2019s the project, if you don\u2019t mind me asking?", "replies": [{"id": "dqlcwa6", "text": "Working on a new platform ;)", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]