Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in College Place.

I have a little money to buy my next buy and hold.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in College Place.

then when you graduate, house hack again.there's no point in buying a random rental thousands of miles away instead of house hacking. 

Yes they are turnkey and sell in multiple cities across the US.I live in New York and it’s just too expensive here to ever see any positive cash flow so I’m looking to buy out of state. 

Having said that, I am wondering though,  would me making a loan to him (see Paragraph 2 above) circumvent the Dodd-Frank provisions because he didn't buy the home with my money (rather my money is only being used for renovation post-purchase)? 

For a more in-depth view of the Las Vegas investment market, DM me for a link to our blog site which contains more information on investing in general and investing in Las Vegas in particular.Before I continue, note that the charts only include properties that match the following profile, unless otherwise noted.Type: Single-familyConfiguration: 1,000 SF to 3,000 SF, 2+ bedrooms, 2+ baths, 2+ garage, minimum lot size is 3,000 SF.Price range: $320,000 to $475,000Location: All zip codes marked in green below have one or more of our client’s investment properties.What we are seeing:The chart below is from the MLS and includes all property types and price ranges.We're observing the typical seasonal slowdown in prices and inventory that starts in July because fewer people are buying properties and moving as school resumes in mid-August.Rental Market TrendsThe charts below are only relevant to the property profile that we target.Rentals - Median $/SF by MonthRents had a slight drop MoM ($1.19/SF vs $1.20/SF).

No one really talks about this but they should because a lot of people get stuck buying a new fancy home and then in 12-24 months they are under water.Again not everywhere but in a lot of places where you see a small phase of builds go up and then it’s off to another city or county.The other thing that is not talked about much is home prices if the home price is under say $200K the builder loses interest.

So might think about that when you buy or remodel

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