@Anthony Vander Meer Does the rent include electricity, heat or hot water?

Any suggestions - especially in regards to high value bills such as electricity during summer when air conditioning is on-  are highly appreciated. 

With it being hot ACs are running all the time so you can have issues with those.

The buyer grosses up the offer to include the commission funds, allows them to add it to the mortgage.But, at the end of the day, the grossed up offer number still has to appraise, which makes it tough to ask for seller concessions in a hot market.

From air rights to zoning laws, it can get complicated but I believe with the right team of people, it’s possible to create opportunities where others didn’t see or gave up soon.  

The other route I like is investing in hot markets in STR's, we're halfway through the summer right now.

The best advice he gave me was ,  If you can throw 10 grand in the air and let it blow away and it wont affect your life , thats money you invest . if you cant afford to lose it , dont invest it .

In terms of up and coming locations....If you drop a pin anywhere in Middle Tn it's going to be a "hot spot" in the near future if it already hasn't become one.

I was there last week, that place is the hot bed of high tech lol

I am going to go a bit off topic here...I have been thinking about purchasing a rowing machine for a while now and this thread, and thinking about how much my physical activity has gone down in the last year (since I left the Air Force), is making me think about it even more.