Do market research well to spot trends, demand, and chances to invest.

With lower mortgage interest rates comes increased competition so the sweet spot may be sometime towards the end of this year.That said, if you see a property you like, the best advise is to shoot your shot and submit an offer that makes sense to you and if they bite, you win and if they don't, you didn't lose.

.: Hi Stuart - My investments (primarily multifamily dwellings) are just outside of Temple's student housing zone, near Girard.This seems pretty spot on for certain locations in Philly, specifically where you are talking.

I am a bit of a pizza snob and when I am in a new place I look for a good spot and if its rated 4.7% with 5 star after 5 star review and I see a random 1 star review saying the food was terrible, do you think I let that discredit all of the raving reviews before and after it? 

For instance, I thought some of the purchase price for the properties were way too high above retail, or the rehabs weren’t very nice and didn’t looked rehab at all, or they were renting at well below the 1% rule etc.I took a look through Antoine's inventory and found the purchase price of their homes were in my sweet spot: $60-100k in markets like Cleveland, Memphis, and Birmingham.

@Flavia Vangelotti sounds like you're in a great spot financially to get into real estate investing if that's what you want to do ultimately. 

What one phrase in this article sets the tone and (conveniently) ignores anyone who has made their wealth in real estate?This is how Wall Street brainwashes us to constantly throw money into a 401k instead of investin...

You are in a tough spot but the advice on selling is an option. the other is to see if you can refinance at 60% LTV to pay off this loan into a longer term option but you would be paying the higher interest due to your credit. 

You are absolute spot on when you say @Jonathan Pflueger should win an award that explanation was incredible, concise and very informative and powerful. 

I think that a mid-term/corporate housing opportunity is the current sweet spot for investing in the Triangle.