Establish your criteria, such as location, spending limit, kind of home, amenities, and possible rental revenue, in order to choose the ideal property.

You have to attach a value to the amenities that houses have and do a guesstimate at the value that another area might have.

I agree with the others that three months is way too long and indicates something is seriously wrong with the marketing.You (or the person marketing the property) need to really study the market and look for comparable homes (location, size, amenities, quality, price, etc.).

But now that that madness has mostly ended, I believe most families perfer all the amenities of a nice resort.

And the amenities.

I also like to "borrow" ideas and look at what amenities are most popular in that area so that I can include those amenities at my property.   

It will be helpful to have some specific addresses, but I'm happy to talk to you about the market in general, what types of properties and amenities are best, etc.  

The HOA never spent money on frivolous amenities, but spent it where it counts: keeping the building in excellent working condition.

Focusing on the rate in today's environment should be 1 part of the pie, what about cash flow, value ADD, rent increase, possible refi, adding amenities that add to rent.  

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