Those effected go well beyond the property owners, the economic contribution of RE and subsequent economic loss in the form of: management, maintenance, landscaping, caretaking, hospitality, tourism, contracting, designing, pools and gardening is economically catastrophic and will reverberate well beyond specific zip codes.

It took new construction costs from $800-2500 down to $325 / SF and instead of 2 years it can be done in 8-12 months (design, permits, fabrication, shipping, and erection) depending on how much homeowners customized the standard plans. 

Talking about poor children and the such is just designed to make me feel bad.

House Hacking, STRs, Mid-Terms, and BRRRR are all solid strategies to explore.

Other Strategies: Are there safer or more profitable alternatives I should consider? 

Do everything right: To include but not limited to pro photos, professional quality design, durable furnishings.  

If you can design something like that and hit those rental numbers than you're going to be very, very happy with the investment. 

If you're looking at buying a rental or house hack in the Triangle, then you should consider short term rentals.  Why? because we have a strong demand for them and great str laws.The Triangle is visited year-round by ...

Feel free to reply here or DM me—I’d love to learn more about your investing strategies and see how we can help each other succeed.Wishing you all a successful and prosperous 2025! 

What kind of strategies do you deploy in real estate?