If you're working virtually then you need to work with a National Company that can facilitate remote closings2.

I actually host a podcast that interviews investor friendly agents in various regions throughout the nation and just got done interviewing an agent that services Maine/NH.

It appears we're already on our way to seeing national rent controls which means LTR's may not even be a safe haven.

I am already starting to see more activity in the market as the interest rates drop, across my listings and also more of my buyers becoming more active, I am sure this will be a domino effect and eventually cause sales volume to increase across the market as a whole both locally and nationally, DOM to decrease, and create a temporary FOMO in the market if rates drop to quickly.

My family owns REI Nation & Premier Property Management.

I wanted to share some interesting data from a recent article in the Residential Resource, the monthly newsletter of the National Association of Residential Property Managers, Pros and Cons of Allowing Pets in Rental Properties, (Ferreira, 2024).

He's been to my local office to talk to us and I met him personally at our Nationals meeting in Utah a couple of years ago).  

STR data expert AirDNA.co recently released their list of the top 10 National Parks to invest in for STRs.

Alabama has the second lowest property taxes in the nation behind Hawaii. 

Cities that require each:Soils reports ($6-7K for report & required work): Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Encinitas, La Mesa, National City, San Marcos, VistaStorm water management ($5-7K): Del Mar, Encinitas, VistaBuilding Verification Survey ($3-8K): Del Mar, Oceanside, San MarcosUtility upgrades are also a very important consideration, and City of SD in particular is enforcing more requirements than they have in the past, e.g. water fixture counts and requiring ROW work to upgrade.