A couple of my clients bought land in Georgetown three years ago when no one paid attention to it; now, they're sitting on equity gains of nearly 40%.

These plans call for six blocks, with buildings totaling 2.5 million mixed-use square feet, and a renovated 14.2 acres of open space with brand-new amenities and improved access.

and... if you still want to try LTRs i'd stay within a couple hours of NJ even if you don't get to a crazy low price point - like the lehigh valley.hope this helps. 

STR internet guru's seem to be coming out of woodwork the last couple of years.

The area has appreciated very well over the past couple of years and we bought cheaper than we probably should have been able to, again through timing and where the builder was at on things- some of their other projects that were like ours in the same neighborhood were purchased a month later for $25,000 more than what we paid.

You have the flexibility to show your own units and manage turnovers, etc.I see a couple of nice multi-family properties in your area for sale.

A couple months of vacancy, a soft rental economy, or a major expense could eat up your equity.

You'll need to use the property a couple weeks a year since this is primarily a 2nd home as far as the bank is concerned.They may be harder to find right now, but I'm sure you can find someone to do one of these loans. 

Welcome to the forum @Chris Primavera.Seeing as you are brand new today, it would be good for you to search on the forum for those areas and read everything there is about those markets.Grab @Avery Carls book Short Term Rentals Long Term Wealth and read it. https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/short-term-rental-l...It is chock full of info that you need.

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