I'm in between renting it out or doing a live in flip, but I'd say I'd like to do both by doing a less intense fix n flip, then hanging onto the property once I move in a year or two.

Select the Tenant Segment FirstStart by identifying a tenant segment with a high concentration of reliable people.

In that sense STR investors can make markets more efficient by picking up housing units that most typical buyers look over. 

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

I mean you could make offers and if you are in the market and they aren't you can always file complaints, (only legit ones) with the city, to keep it on their radar and make it a squeeky wheel for the current owner, but yeah i'm not really a fan of bailing out people in any industry who make mistakes, so by all means by the properties but not your or anyone else's problem that they made the errors they did.  

I utilized an assumable loan (all VA and FHA loans are assumable by law) for my most recent home purchase and am hoping to do this again for my next one! 

They do this by adding you on to one of their 'perfect' credit cards that have a high limit, usage, and also paid off every month.  

The easiest way to understand why is to ask yourself how mortgage rates have been able to move down by more than 1.5% since late 2023 despite the fact that the Fed never cut rates during that time.The same principle works in reverse as well, as seen during the massive rate spike in early 2022 when mortgage rates moved 1.5% higher before the Fed ever hiked.How about an example from the last time the Fed actually cut rates in a non-emergency scenario?

I observe the term “investor friendly” lender used regularly in these forums either by posters seeking financing or in the manner in which lenders market themselves.

Huntsville, Alabama, is rapidly emerging as a top real estate market in the South, driven by its growing population, strong economy, and affordable housing options.