Hi - This is a pseudo-continuation of my previous post with purchasing a house.

In sum, I understand that ads aren't ideal for all of the users but I think BP does a good job of finding brands that align with investors, and I don't really see any way for BP to be able to continue to provide free real estate resources without them

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I expect economic activity to slow, rate cuts to deepen, housing activity to accelerate and USD purchasing power to continue weakening.  

I know rates have dropped a decent amount in the last week or 2, but based on what i am seeing/hearing about rates likely to continue dropping, wondering if i should hold out??

That's how I started and I continue to house hack to keep growing my portfolio.

However, office vacancy rates are still expected to peak in mid-2025 at 19.8%.Smaller companies are stabilizing and shifting toward expansion, while 58% of larger firms continue downsizing.

While we hope rates will continue to trend downward, we can only work in the moment and with current rates.

  #2 is probably not true.Scenario 1 - Someone wants to buy it to use as an STR:  Someone wanting to continue to use it as an STR definitely wants it to already be furnished. 

Whether or not STR regulations will continue to be relatively lax in Albuquerque is exactly what I'm wondering about Definitely seems like getting the scoop from a local source versed in STRs is my next step.