Here’s what we’re seeing and how it’s impacting rents:Key TrendsRents Are DecliningCharlotte has seen one of the steepest rent declines in the nation—ranked 6th overall.

@Bayo Badejo Agreed, that Zip touches a lot of different areas, from the national park to south of exchange.

Even as a Foregin National you can still take out up to 75% Cash out depending on your citizenship. 

We set a record for our Team, serving 82 families and funding over $32 million in loans this year.We ranked in the top 5% of loan officers/teams in the entire Nation and top 3% in the State of Oregon!!

Hey fellow suburban Illinois BPers - Not sure if this has been sent/shared previously, but thought it'd be good to recap - Chicago Agent Magazine recently reported that suburban Chicago was ranked the second-hottest rental market in the nation (Here’s the article.).This confirms what a lot of us have seen: demand for rentals is really strong in the suburbs right now.

Hello BPers,I am an investor investigating the eastern Michigan market for flips, short term rentals and buy and holds. 

We vetted a  handful of "turnkey" companies and REI Nation was the best in terms of reviews across multiple sources. 

Squatters are a real problem nationally and a study found that they target not only vacant properties but those advertised for rent or sale that offer 'immediate occupancy.' 

There are two types of return from a rental propertyCash Flow & Appreciation.I normally also aim for a minimum of 8% return between Cash-Flow and Appreciation.Appreication, nationally, is around 2% to 3% annually.Therefore, your goal is to get the cash-flow to be about 5% to 6%.The issue is interest rates being very high, you would therefore, need to buy at a pricepoint where the numbers still make sense.You can always put down more of a downpayment to cash flow, but that will impact your cash on cash return calculations.Best of luck!

Longer Tenure in HomesData from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows people are staying in their homes for a decade (see graph below):This increased tenure means homeowners benefit even more from home values growing over time.