The opportunity to create value in a high-demand market, combination of strategic location, strong buyer demand, and limited inventory makes it a compelling investmentStrengths.- Strategic Location: Close to major commuter routes (I-495, US-29) and public transit (Metro).High Demand: Inventory in Silver Spring remains tight, driving competitive offers for move-in-ready properties.Diverse Market: A mix of young professionals and families ensures a broad buyer pool.

Most doing this volume are forced to turn more of their inventory into rentals. 

@Sheena Varghese For flips taking over a year, the IRS treats them as business inventory, so profits are taxed as ordinary income, not capital gains, regardless of the holding period.

Anyone with a pulse can buy a section 8 property in a lower tier neighborhood and there’s always abundant inventory.

In each market I operate in I have someone available for showings this person is usually my runner who is responsible for quality control and restocking inventory but I've also used a cleaner for this.

All are within 30 minutes of major employers.  2) Like most metro areas in the surrounding states and regions, we've had an inventory shortage for more than 5 years.

The way we present our OFF MARKET inventory all the builds are with in 1-3 months of completion so the investor also does not fund the construction.  

I planned for it financially, but it's a headache for sure. your rent is too high if they are sitting vacant.. there is more inventory than butts to put in them.. therefore competition for the few qualified tenants this will cause rents to go DOWN.. if a property is not rented in 2 to 4 weeks your rent is too high .. this is one of the major risk factors that many dont see when buying in a subdivision of group of ALL new rentals..

And, that this return to office will manifest itself first in suburban areas with relatively less competition and shorter commutes for local workers, and that re-absorption of inventory will take a lot of time in urban areas with tons of vacancies.

Inventory has held steady around 5-6 months for some time now, with roughly 9% more active listings on the market in the metro now compared to Oct. 2023.