Buy and hold investing

[Kaylane Davis]

As it pertains to buy and hold investing and deciding on what neighborhoods to buy in would you choose one where a lot of rehab projects are being done or a more stable community? Thanks in advance

[Jonathan Greene]

If there is already a lot of flips going on, you are too late to get the bang for the appreciation later. So you can either do what @James Lanier said and hold in an area that you have data that shows you it will remain solid for years to come or you find the neighborhood behind that one you were talking about and nab some holds early in the neighborhood transition cycle so you get more appreciation on the back end. You rent them for a few years at lower rents, but you pay less, and if you hit it right, you have a lot of refi cash-out options in a couple years.