yeah, that list is INCREDIBLY too short for rehabbing a complete gut job.

That said, there is definitely going to be an incredible amount of hype around this and I'm guessing the herd mentality will bring a serious pop to the stock after the IPO.

For example, in Salt Lake City, there’s a little area called ‘Sugarhouse’ that is highly popular and fetches top dollar.

Originally posted by Paul Broni:I have always worked to ensure that the HOA does not become one of those HOAs you read about in the paper...telling people that their house is the wrong shade of white or that their grass is a sixteenth of an inch too high.HOA's make popular targets for ridicule, much like lawyers and American cars.

You will probably sell to an FHA buyer, first time homeowner, but it should sell just fine.Anson, I guess in my area....these properties are not very popular with the Home buyers...but I get your point...those would be priced for lower/mid level first time buyers.

Popular thread, eh?

@Jeff Bridges,Real estate investors generally do a lot of refinances, which means it's improbable that you're going to sit in this 30 year fixed loan for anything near 30 years, which in turn means you are incredibly unlikely to be in this loan long enough for those points to break even.Skip the points, take the higher rate. 

I know tile is popular in coastal communities.  

Investors continue to be a big percentage of home sales although overall home sales are rather low. Big investors started pulling back from the housing market late in 2013 and steadily into 2014. But even as that tr...

I'll throw in Rentec Direct to the mix of popular options too as they provide the same services as other popular options, but they somehow do it a lot less expensive.