All Forum Posts by: Andre Crabb

Hi Thomas, if it were me, I'd start looking at these areas that are darker blue.

They seem to skew to the East, West, and South. And any small towns around those areas.

Hey Abdul, sure thing! The website is www.lazyboots.io. You can narrow your search pretty quickly with it.

I can give you a walk through, find button at the bottom of that page where you can grab time on my calendar.

Or just DM me here! Always happy to chat :)

@Blaine Johnson yea great question...and I was in your same shoes several years ago when I decided to leave California. I didn't know where to go.

So I actually did all that research on several cities, pulled all the data into a big spreadsheet, and ranked the cities based on growth criteria. Also, DO CONSIDER if you'll actually be happy living in a place. Don't just pick a place because houses are cheaper there or whatever.

Anyway I'd be happy to show you the spreadsheet. I'm even building a website to do this so we don't all have to build the same spreadsheet every time one of us moves 😂

Shoot me a DM! :)

@Nadine O.

I was in your EXACT shoes several years ago...Bay Area, wanted to move to a good city for real estate.

So I started comparing cities across the US. I built out a whole spreadsheet and everything. One thing to keep in mind...is do you actually WANT to live there? Sure you could go to Detroit (I considered it too) but would you be happy living there? Keep that in mind as you're choosing your cities.

I chose Tampa, Florida, and I love it here.

Recently, I've taken that spreadsheet and made a website out of it to help investors make this same decision based on what matters to them. I'd love to show it to you and dive into some of the areas you're considering! Hopefully that can help in your decision.

Shoot me a DM!

For wholesalers...what approach have you found to be more successful?

Whatever your method of contact is...cold calling, door knocking, sending letters...

...how do you choose which neighborhoods to go after? Do you filter them down in any way? Are some usually better for deals than others?

Or if we're buying lists, do we just send to everyone? (spray and pray style?)

@Samantha Milford welcome to Tampa :)

I just moved here several months ago after wanting to move here for many years. I'll see if I can help you...
Here is a map of Tampa neighborhoods. The search is roughly based on areas that are growing, and also prioritizing cheaper houses. The bluer ones are growing more relative to the others.

Hey @Sean Bramble, I love that you said you're a "quant" haha. I didn't like most of the software solutions in the space, which people here have mentioned several...so I'm actually in the process of building my own. Though its not specifically built for STR, I'd love to share it with you. Shoot me a DM if you want to set up a chat, and go here to check it out in the meantime :) I'd love to know how you think I can improve it!

 Hey Allison, I know the feeling, I left California years ago for a similar reason. With all the research I put into finding where to go, I've actually started to build a website to help answer your exact question. I'd be happy to dig into some of the markets you're considering with you. Shoot me a DM :)

 Hey Jason, I'm working on a tool to make it easier for us investors to learn the submarkets of cities. I'm happy to jump on a call and dig into those for you!

Hey BP!

Looking for some help on understanding zoning and what is allowed to do on my lot.

I just closed on my SFH which has a detached garage in the back. The garage has plumbing and electric.

Naturally my thought is to add a bathroom and convert the garage to a "tiny home" unit for STR.

Then I thought if I’m going to do the work for converting, it might make sense to double the structure in size and turn it into two units, and get two STRs out of it.

The zoning is “SH-RS”, and I’m not sure if what I’m envisioning is allowed.

Anyone here have any idea?

Thanks!