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20 May 2024 | 27 replies
You know it may be that, things are changing so fast these days in the downtown area and these 1950s areas don't take that much to bring back to vibrancy.
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19 May 2024 | 11 replies
Lake Placid and Saranac Lake in particular have cute downtowns and year round tourism.
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19 May 2024 | 2 replies
Those are already going up only a couple blocks closer to downtown.
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18 May 2024 | 19 replies
Aa they say it takes all kinds.I had a cabin in downtown Gatlinburg once - it burned to the ground in 2017 - that was supposedly haunted.
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21 May 2024 | 34 replies
Now that is passive.. not to mention on a up zone property 2 blocks from downtown and County seat.. so I like that.. it pays for itself throws off some cash.
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17 May 2024 | 19 replies
Hey Matt, congrats on making the leap with real estate.I live in Columbia near downtown and am active with real estate, have a few houses and trailer parks.
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17 May 2024 | 1 reply
Downtown Greenville is, quite an active place.
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19 May 2024 | 20 replies
The trick is no one has probably built a new home in that town in 20-25 years. 1/2 the downtown storefronts are vacant.
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16 May 2024 | 8 replies
I recently renovated a building downtown, and that investment paid off in spades.
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14 May 2024 | 4 replies
Can anyone with MTR experience in downtown Salt Lake City give me their pros/cons?