.- Condos are typically closer to very busy areas like city centers (while single family and multi-family are further away / in suburbs) which, in the case of a buy-hold-rent strategy, means that the investor will have more traffic / demand.- Smaller properties are usually easier to off-load (more liquid) because our society is seeing very high levels of migration (people travelling or moving for work constantly) / people less inclined to partner / have families / people more focused on work / and pied-a-terre concept.- Condos are much easier to maintain internally than larger homes.- Condos are easier to manage as Air B&B than larger homes.- In the case of multi-family properties, sharing a home with two or three other families where everyone knows everyone can create issues if they don't get along as the close proximity doesn't allow for any privacy.Happy to connect with you and speak in more detail if you are interested in Massachusetts!

Insurance rates , rents , utilities are higher . 

If you don't have investor lift in your budget you have to utilize tools like propstream, or batch leads to identify who's paying cash for properties.

If you are paying a premium you better make sure the tenant is really strong (typically Standard and Poor's) BBB- Investment grade rating or better.

Depends on the deal typically.

Also, most who will buy a home in the price point as a flip will likely utilize a construction loan to improve upon the rate of return.

Hello, I typically prefer not to ask for help, but I’m reaching out to see if anyone is available to assist me with my first fix flip project.

You can try to offer less, but likely will get beat out by an owner-occupant that will think this is a great deal.This is probably a Class A property, which typically don't cashflow for the first 3-5 years - until rent appreciation exceeds the payments.If you want cashflow, you'll have to find a great Class A deal or start looking at Class B & C properties.

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Can you refinance that project quickly to utilize funds?