Unfortunately I don't believe Albany is a market where you will benefit from quickly appreciating properties or rapid rent growth.

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

Replacing rim joists is tough for multiple reasons, but one of the biggest is that it sits next to your joists, but it also has a bunch of weight on it. 

HMS heavily weights the asset in underwriting.2.

Slow season is approaching rapidly.

I was told that if I invest in my hometown of Grand Rapids mi I would not need a partner. 

The North Carolina population is growing rapidly with no signs of slowing.

Costs are climbing rapidly, options for non-w2 employees are costly, etc. 

If you are serious about real estate investing, a good attorney is worth it's weight in gold.

I work for an appraisal company and although we develop the income approach on all multifamily appraisals, it is never give weight in the final appraised value and is considered unreliable for properties at or below 4 units.