2) Subsidizing rents:- S8 and other programs statisitically only train tenants how to be dependent on the free handouts.If you really want to make a difference, try basic financial education for tenants and the financial demographic they come from!

Are next steps is looking at our first market landscape to get our 1st deal for 2025.

If you miss on fence, landscaping, etc, these are small and you can recover. 

I added a pool and did some landscaping and have been using it as a family winter retreat and renting it to a STR operator the rest of the year.

Very nice people and always brought us gifts :)As a home builder ( small time 20 or so a year) I look at my sub base and if I start at survey and work through the house here is the demographic..

It's also important to note that because much of the Italian citizens that are there and can vote are in the older demographic, much of the laws and policies are to keep them happy, which means less development and growth.

The mega site in Richmond, as well as Mt Vernon, will really change the landscape in these areas as they did in E-town when the battery plant came in play. 

Many benefits to doing so. 2) If you are going to invest outside your area, the one thing I rarely see mentioned here is simply the "investment landscape".

Why Insurance is Not Enough Unfortunately, the landscape with guests and how often lawsuits are filed, has changed dramatically in the last 4-5 years and it's a risk no STR homeowner should take!

With a competitive landscape for all types of real estate I had a very difficult time finding opportunities where the price and numbers looked good, and the seller was motivated enough to carry a note.