Also a simple bar/island could serve as divider between the spaces and as a place to eat. 

Maui has been voted #1 island in the world by Conde Nast Readers for over 20 years - why wouldn't I invest?

@Jason Rhodewalt, STL is land locked.

Hi @Joshua Solomon realize this is an oldie-but-goodie question on many landlords/PMs minds of late.

We both live in Long Island, NY where the market is more favorable to single family purchases so we are willing to invest out of state (in fact this is our current strategy) but we cannot agree on where the best location would be to invest.

I know it’s probably different by state so looking for people that have done it in Rhode Island only that I can ask some questions

I live in Staten Island a rough area in real estate!

Let's assume I'm doing a ground up development project and I have a loan for land I'm developing. Assume the exit strategy and end goal is develop the land, build a multi unit apartment complex,  lease up, and sell it...

Hi @Trevor Harder, I'm looking at similar markets on the island, with small populations and 0% vacancy rates.There are a couple of things to consider.1: If you aren't going to do the development/building yourself, who is?

I purchased an REO from Bank of America several months back near the Rhode Island metro station (Red Line) I knew it was priced slightly below value based on my research, Comps, and ARV, so I offered list price, I did this knowing most people will low-ball an REO price no matter what the price is because that's what the Guru's, Podcast, and online forums said you're supposed to do with REO's because they said so, This property appraised $25K above what I paid, I spent another $16K having a contractor do some minor rehab on the property (all cosmetic).