I've put 4000+ miles on the truck in the past two weeks (and more last winter) driving the western US and window shopping many towns and markets.

I'm Kevin Gallagher from western Maine (Between Bethel and South Paris), passionate about real estate investing for since I started working for investors and managers as a handyman/small GC.

I talk with some of these connections on a weekly basis in discord, so just listening to them, I'm able to draw inferences and learn about trends in sub-markets in western PA.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $80,000

Cash invested: $72,900

We have less than 2 weeks left in our fix and hold project in Pittsburgh, PA. The s...

Despite recent challenges, Los Angeles continues to outperform the broader Western region, which had a higher vacancy rate of 11.9% and lower average asking rent of $178 per unit in Q1 2024.Asking and Effective RentAsking rents in Los Angeles decreased marginally by 0.5% in Q1 2024 to $234 per unit, following a more substantial 2.8% decline in Q4 2023.

Hey Darwing, I'm a real estate agent here in Pittsburgh with New Western.

I'm Josh from Western Pennsylvania, passionate about real estate investing for sometime now.

Staying in the Wilmington area makes the most sense, as we really know that market, but I also have a soft spot for the western part of NC!  

Jameson Sullivan - Vice President - First Western Properties - Tacoma, Inc. 

Perhaps I should put my money elsewhere...I know mid-western cities and college towns had some great rental occupancy last year.