Jenna, Findlay can be a fantastic spot for buy and hold investors.. especially if you’re after dependable cash flow in a smaller market.

Ratios like 0.7% or 0.8% can still work, but it depends on your market and expenses.

This doesn't come cheap--these folks were making high six to seven figures depending on volume.We focused on lending to professional real estate investors--so our customers were frequent repeat borrowers. 

Depends!

We do this for a living and our reputation depends on you successfully securing a loan, on time, and as promised. 

Marco and company are a legit brokerage for sure.on the build side  this depends on how much money your sending and if your sending to escrow or direct to the builder. also I am building in Ocala currently and time lines are no where near what we expected . and its almost impossible to control cost up front.so as long as your OK with flexible time lines  ( and believe me no builder wants to go long) and price of material fluctuation then you wont be frustrated .

All in all it depends on the mindset of the investor and dozens of other things smart people consider.

I’m hoping this meet up will help get a better understanding of what markets are good and not good depending on my strategy in central Florida.

The main downside is being dependent on the HOA—issues like poor management, rising fees, or unexpected assessments can hurt your investment.

Because we are dependant, for the most part, on word of mouth recommendations it is vital that our recommendations are valid.