Even in high traffic cities it can be tricky to keep occupancy over 85%, so you would have to be very competitive with your property to hit the 60% mark in my opinion where seasonality is so strong. 

There are facebook ads almost daily.The competition is fierce.

We did a lot of BRRRRs before, while the market still had inventory, Milwaukee has gotten so competitive that buying distressed makes typically not much sense at the moment and we buy basically move in ready properties.I would rank selling real estate before flipping, just a better return on your time and energy.

This will be a metric to watch as the year continues as one of the indicators for buyer competition.

Get pre-approved for a mortgage,  and be prepared for a competitive market.

If you haven't yet I would suggest looking at Furnished Finder and Zillow in the areas that you are considering in Northern VA to get a general sense of the competition. 

Colorado is a competitive market right now so studying certain areas and seeing where the best potentials are will help determining what you want to do. 

Just a thought.I haven't ton plenty of other deals, but have tried other marketing efforts... like the ever so competitive absentee home owner lists.  

I'm happy to hear you're moving forward :)  I wish you you the best of luck in your negotiations; I hate that you have competition!  

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