Look for areas with strong rental demand, low vacancy rates, and proximity to schools, employment centers, and amenities.Future Growth: Check for signs of future development, such as new businesses, infrastructure improvements, or public transportation.

Congrats on graduating and starting your job!

We converted the STR units to student housing in the school year and only STR them in the summer.  

Let the tenant pretend they’re at high school sneaking around to smoke. 

I take an outdated home and modernize it in good neighborhoods with great schools.

Unfortunately the additional fee disproportionately impacts smaller projects (I recently paid the same acceleration fee for  $600,000 SF renovation as I just did for a $2.5M school building conversion). 

For example, if your property is a SFR and your target buyer is a family with younger children then you'll see more movement in the months where school is out so that the children wouldn't be changing districts mid-year (not that this doesn't happen though).

My fiancé is applying to medical schools and would start school in the fall of 2025.

Both kids were starting school now and it was time for me to build back the old me.

We’re thinking it could be seasonality, especially since our place is ideal for families and perhaps most families have done their moving for the year before school starts.