Rental Property Investor · Stockbridge, GA · Member since 2018 · 12 posts · 8 votes
I want to purchase my first rental in Albany, GA. I was there this weekend and saw a lot of vacant opportunities around, but I also saw a lot of for rent signs with high grass, nasty curb appeal, etc. You can tell that some of the houses were listed for rent for a long time. I am trying to get some insight from anyone that is already investing there. I would like to know how long their vacancies are for, or do they have houses that are sitting empty. Any advice would be appreciated.
@Ronelle Hunte there are a lot of mediocre landlords in Albany that don't take care of property. I invest in Albany my average vacancy is 15 days. I will say I had one house that was empty for 4 months, but I blame myself. I didn't go through it and repaint or anything. It had the pine wood walls and floors were scuffed up. I had my tenant that moved in point all this out to me and I granted all her request. Now I have an on time paying tenant. I usually do all those things but was strapped for cash at the time of purchase. If you ever need any help, please reach out. I think I have a pretty good team in place now.