At the time I looked, 20 or so years ago, the problem with smaller down towns is the proliferation of nearby strip malls, where the stores are surrounded by a large parking lots, and for laundromats, attract more customers as they can park easily, walk to adjacent stores for shopping, snacks, and browse newspaper and magazine racks, which explains why they do better, there's more customers.

Quote from @Jasmine G.: @Robin Simon I’m looking to put at least 5% down in a loan and use a larger portion of my capital to buy down the interest rate to take off a couple of points.

Thank you,Nate G.

“The Creature From Jekyll Island” by G.

Quote from @Brett G.: These days, a couple of things seem to be affecting how and where college age students are attending classes.

Quote from @Kerry G.: Hey BP community, wanted to know if any of you have any good resources that clearly map out laws/stipulations of operating an air bnb out of a property in Westchester, NY?

George G/Community Support at ManifestU on 11/14/2023 stated that the link is a scam and that is being worked on for "copyright issues." 

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I would think a Waste clause would cover the  P  I  G tenants fine.

@Katharine G. my wife and I did end up purchasing a house in the area.