My biggest issue is just choosing a place I want to live with a solid market for real estate.

I think you see on BP the biggest heartache investors have with their GP is lack of communications.

Appreciation on the other hand is the biggest piece of the real estate pie.

The biggest things you can offer in development are finding a deal, finding capital, or construction expertise. 

The biggest opportunity in Austin, Texas is buying significantly under market value.

I think the property does have great potential, and the biggest challenge is going to be financing.

The biggest win seems to be the fact that investors will be able to buy existing STR's and carry on with the business.

One of the biggest challenges of investing in Rustbelt cities is knowing where to invest and properly understanding the cooresponding pros & cons.Here's copy & paste advice we share to help to address this challenge:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

“He outbid me,” said Slaughter, whose rent has risen from $700 to $900 since Mendenhall’s RAD Diversified REIT became her new landlord in late 2019, even as she says her complaints to RAD’s property managers about pests and leaky pipes have gone unanswered.ADVERTISEMENTSlaughter’s home is part of a five-state empire of real estate bought through sheriff’s sales and “We Buy Houses” signs that Mendenhall, RAD’s chief executive, has been selling to investors on Facebook, YouTube, and other social media, touting what he portrays as the venture’s market-beating performance.Mendenhall, who is based in Southern California, has described Philadelphia as the biggest market for RAD, a firm founded in Florida that specializes in buying distressed real estate then renting it out.

My biggest question now is: What do I do once (if) I settle/close on this house?