Owning has advantages that LL does not such as no vacancy, typically lower maintenance/cap ex versus being occupied by tenants, and often property tax breaks. 

Owner occupied advantages are sadly not available to me, but if you have any other strategies that you have had success with in certain markets in Providence let me know!

So maybe that RE decline that's coming for those markets is already built-in here.Orlando does offer other major long-term advantages like long term demand (will Broken Bow still be a place people travel to in 10 years? 

Where volatility strikes, the superior skills of the investors operations, financing, network can be exacerbated and used as an advantage.

This is because the assessment limits reset to the new, current market value only upon purchase, making it less advantageous for homeowners to move.

I just want competent mentorship in the space, and I believe the first step would be to narrow the selection.2.

I, and the investors that I work with find the advantages with new construction investment properties are so great it is sometimes hard to compete. 

I like to keep things as simple as possible, but I was excited to dig into this one because knowledge is power, and the better we understand these things, the more we can use them to our advantage in real estate.So here’s what’s happening—your CPA is basically saying you’re already showing a loss on your taxes because of all the expenses that came with closing, insurance, HOA fees, etc.

And someone jumping into this as a complete newbie can expect that they have a decent chance of making some expensive newbie mistakes. 3) On the other hand, I feel one of the main advantages of passive investments (via syndication/crowdfunding) is that I can hire a manager who has years more experience than I can ever hope to obtain myself.

Take advantage of LSU's resources as well.