Large investors tend to take much smaller risks with larger amounts of capital. 

Over time, owning real estate tends to work out really, really well. 

My contractor helps me with some of the more difficult parts of being a landlord like evictions and notices to pay but if I asked him to go to every showing with me he’d tell me I was nuts.

The gripstrip system tends to pull apart over time.

The winning bid was 85K and they tended the cash to the courts/Sheriffs dept and then took possession of the property and started rehabbing it.

They tend to shift towards the midwest due to the cashflow and appreciation potential.

I meet investors here and we talk about both markets for ground up construction and columbus tends to be preferred. land is about 20x cheaper for smaller plots. there are a ton of options though I could discuss. even 4 units are tough it's really tough to get the numbers to work unless you buy land and develop. we need at least 60 units to get those numbers to work 

problem is now a days with inflation and overall costs travelers tend to want to save money.

Hey @Julie Brangenberg - I have an AirBnB here in Chicago but never in specific college towns...I would tend to say that it's probably not the best location unless you have boots on the ground there.I could also see more damage being done in college towns, higher repairs maintenance, and shorter stays but that is honestly just a hypothesisIs there a specific reason you want to get into the STR space?

People tend to follow the money, but don't realize where they are in the curve.