The last few years I’ve seen it as pointless, as it was never a hard rule to be followed explicitly but a suggestion, and it seems like the only ones today who give it any credence are those brand new to REI and have heard it discussed on the older episodes of the podcasts or read about it in the books BP published 5+ years ago.

However, about a week ago, I followed up, and the agent mentioned the price had dropped with no activity, and that the occupancy restriction would be lifted after 30 days on the market.I made a low offer, and after some back and forth, they declined but then listed the property on the MLS for less than their lowest counteroffer to me.

Joe - I would suggest you consider the following:- Google "REIAs" in your local areas.- Search Meet Up App to see what meetings/meet ups are nearby.- Post on craigslist asking about networking with other real estate investors. - I would search Bigger Pockets for members in VT and ask them their thoughts.Greg

Unfortunately, at the time, and for the years that followed, I was preoccupied with the notion that stocks were the superior investment vehicle.

To that end, I made a Google sheets document with every hospital system in GA along with the following data:CityZip CodeRentometer 2/X   (what a 2 BR, any bath) goes for on Rentometer)RentRentometer 3/1+ Rent (what a # BR, 1.5+ bath) goes for on Rentometer)"Minutes to home"  (how far a drive it is for us)"Staffed Beds"  (measure of how big a hospital is)"Total Discharges" (a different measure of hospital size)"Patient Days"  (yet another different measure of hospital size)"Gross Patient Revenue ($000)" (you guessed it, hospital size)Map Searches & Housing Requests (this and everything below was from FF.com stats page)Furnishedfinder.com Page ViewsTotal RoomsPrivate Rooms % UnitsHotels% Whole Place > 2500 %Whole Place > 2k < 2.5k %Whole Place > 1.5k < 2k %Room > 1500 %Room > 1k < 1.5k Page view per roomThis allowed us to narrow our search to hospital systems near us (less than 2 hours) in a less competitive market (higher page views per room advertised on FF.com) with a significant % of units being rented on FF.com at higher rents (more $). 

Aldi followed suit, purchasing two stores in Phoenix and Mesa for $6.9 million.With 11 locations still available, off-price retailers like Goodwill and Burlington are expected to backfill these spaces.

Quote from @Pat Arneson: Quote from @Mitch Messer:Quote from @Pat Arneson:I've read a few old posts regarding this topic and have those documents in order, but I still have the following questions regarding a private loan (from family) --Loan Documents for Purchase -1.

In conclusion, while most of the USA began experiencing an economic and real estate boom from 2009 and onwards, following the 2008 crash...Waco remained an economically depressed city.

Quote from @Albert Aitov: Hello everyone,I'm looking to start investing in real estate in DFW metroplex, but I'm having a hard time finding lenders that can finance my purchase price + renovation costs, I called to about 15 different banks (and all of them have different issues).Initially I was trying to find a lender that can finance 100% of the deal if it falls within 70% of projected ARV (I follow a few real estate investors that suggest to find such lenders, it is usually small local banks), but I couldn't find any lender like that in DFW.

I am following the small and mighty approach and also have loved connecting with people.