Haha, no bartending experience here, just trying to mix the right ingredients for a good deal!

That being said, there is a rather diverse property and tenant mix within Allentown, like there is in most cities. 

If it's mixed in with your deposits and reserve funds, you may accidentally spend money you shouldn't have.

There’s also a good mix of duplexes, triplexes, and quads, so you’ve got options for a solid house hack.House hacking is actually how I got into real estate—I’ve done two house hacks with duplexes here in Chattanooga, and it’s been a game changer.

But house hacking, short/long term rentals, new build/ mixed use developments and  live in flips all have my attention right now. 

Our current tech stack is a mix of Buildium (very clunky), Breezeway (great, but limited without a PMS), Xero and Google Suite tools with lots of spreadsheets involved.

Investors can fast-track their timelines and boost ROI, while agents can use these streamlined rules as a selling point to attract development-minded buyers.In Carlsbad, SB-423 projects are allowed in residential or mixed-use zones near urban areas, with 75% of the site’s perimeter needing to border developed spaces like homes or businesses.

Every time you toss the coin, the experiment starts over. 50/50 every time.Not because you send out 3000 mailers does it mean you WILL make 1 deal.If you have a motivated (enough) seller in your list, sure, perhaps... but who told you that if you send 1000 mailers there is one motivated seller, in the mix, and if you send 10,000 mailers you have 10 motivated sellers in that list?

The building had seen better days and was struggling to attract tenants due to its outdated design and inefficient use of space.Architectural InterventionSpace Reconfiguration: We conducted a thorough analysis and proposed converting the building into mixed-use space.

As always, DYOR (Do Your Own Research) The area has a mix of stable, long-term residents and rental demand—especially with Section 8 tenants—but it does vary block-by-block.Key things to consider are Rental Demand, Property Condition and Management (a local property manager can help navigate tenant screening and city requirements)It’s not as bad as the headlines make it seem, but success here depends on buying right and the right property manager.