Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $200,000

Cash invested: $20,000

Sale price: $377,000

This was the first house I ever purchased. It was a large...

Private pools not allowed, maybe a hot tub, still don’t have definitive answer if it’s allowed.

My last Airbnb stay was in the mountains of Asheville and had a sauna and private/natural hot tub and fire pit.

I see the same with note investors and people writing books and doing coursesI can name many people who now sell courses in a different strategy (whatever is hot) because they just bounce around promoting a lifestyle “live your life and earn $25k/mo passively with (insert investing type).

With skyrocketing prices in major metros, many investors I know are looking beyond the usual hot spots.The "first three rules" are still important, but location might be getting redefined.

The ones I bailed out I actually took ownership of.. and got them out of hot water. there was no room for a loan but enough equity for me to step in and solve the issues.. 

Hot cold, etc.. what are the comparable properties and do they have multiple upgrades? 

I own a 1 bed 1 bath unit overlooking downtown from a huge balcony, 1 car spot and free heat and hot water for $2200.00 and it has been sitting in the market for 60 days now. 

Being even one day late on a hot listing can mean the investor is a dollar short.

I have continually preached (since 2018) that cap rate compression (and interest rates) is what landed the historic 20+IRR returns, not operations, which is why so many people have been, and are still, in hot water right now with being forced to perform via strong operations.Today, we find ourselves in a much different situation.