Do you think it’s better to buy a single family rental in the Saint Pete or the Tampa Bay Area?  

I'd never buy a development unless I was confident in the valuation and there was data to back the feasibility of the build. having preliminary approval is very different than permit ready where you can put a shovel in the ground day one.

In the end we did not feel like we had a lot of choice because we really did not want to lose the contract to buy the house.

This means we need to buy under an LLC and not our personal. 

IF you're in a HCOL area or HCOL region in a normal area, definitely add a bathroom it's a huge appraisal add and game changer. 10-15 years from now when you sell, nobody wants a 3/1 now and won't then. 3/1s stay sticky in any market I'm in, I'll buy distressed and add 1-2 bathrooms and get a huge return on just that. 

Quite a bit of risk associated with the process and from what I am hearing from those who used to be more active buying tax sale properties in Philadelphia the risks are no longer aligned with pricing concessions.

It's obviously depends on the market you're buying it.

If you just want to pick investor's brains, I'd start DMing people in your market right here on BP and buying them lunch or coffee.

I’m struggling to find anything which is frustrating…..my aim was to buy somewhere early in 2024 but I’m analyzing a lot of deals and coming up short.

Ultimately, raising money is about creating a product that your potential buyers want to buy.