Hello ,

I've been around real estate most my life, but I am new to owning and renting.

Does it make financial sense to update a nice but outdated SFH for renting?

I can understand the benefit on the selling side ,...

Obviously these stories make me hesitant of looking in Pueblo, but these aren't seasoned investors either.

Hey BP Nation,TL;DR: Do banks really expect $350k seasoned in an account to accept an offer on a short sale?

That will be 6 months of seasoning. 

But I have to let that season for another 6 months. 

Through networking, I have come to the conclusion that to accelerate my investing I would like to find a commercial lender that is BRRRR friendly and can offer no or 1-month seasoning periods for refinancing cash-outs, so that I can keep my money free and maintain the ability to acquire more properties, when needed. 

Tis the season. :)4.

Need some guidance from some seasoned VA loan users.I am house hacking a 4BR SFR right now that I used my VA loan to get.

My units stay 90+% booked in the high season, and I've been able to find a month-to-month tenant during the slower summer months.

City state job growthCity state net migrationCity state job diversityhttp://www.best-cities.org/ - Milken Institute http://www.bestplaces.net – Sperling’s reports     Also check out where people are moving to and from by using the following:North American Moving Services: https://www.northamerican.com/migration-mapUnited Van Lines: https://www.unitedvanlines.com/contact-united/news/U-Haul: http://myuhaulstory.com/ and https://www.uhaul.com/About/Once you find a state or states then you can use some of these to drill down into MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)http://www.census.gov/topics/population/population-projections/about.html - Population ProjectionsLocal Area Unemployment Stats By State: https://www.bls.gov/lau/ Seasonally Adjusted Metropolitan Area Estimates: https://www.bls.gov/lau/metrossa.htmI hope I didn't overwhelm you and Hope that helps.