The combination of its growing tech & healthcare sector, long-term resilience to climate change, and relative affordability makes it an interesting place to start our real estate journey.I spent a big part of my career in hospitality real estate consulting at a Big 4 firm, but I left to explore new opportunities and decided it was finally time to take the leap into real estate investing.

If you can't make it work with a commercial loan don't do the owner finance deal even though it is great.  11. 

So you will have to decide if your portfolio has grown enough to support your goals and dreams at that point.

You can get a normal owner occupied home loan to do this. 

The #1 reason why landlords fail - according to the American Apartment Owners' Assn - is failure to manage to the lease. 

The Charlotte rental market is experiencing significant shifts, and it’s raising some important questions for both investors and property owners.

Most renters cannot (or will not) take proper care of a pool.So...if you decide to go for a pool property, make sure you have it maintained...and charge it to the tenant.

Currently we are seeing STR owners posting for sale due to reduction in prices they can get per night and the vacancy rate increasing. 

While it might feel like an extra charge to tenants, these packages often provide value that indirectly benefits the property owner as well—like reduced maintenance calls or ensuring the property is better protected.In my experience managing a large portfolio of properties, these fees are becoming more common due to the thin margins in property management.

Up until November, actively licensed VRD (Vacation Rental Dwellings) could transfer one time to the new owner.