In addition to that, lots of retail has actually been demolished over the past decade to make room for higher density projects, like apartments.That said, most retail landlords with high quality shopping centers aren't dying for deals.

Perhaps you are getting the California "discount"I may be missing something, but from the pictures the shingles look to be in good shape.

I believe Airbnb has pretty good security measures in place to keep hosts and guests safe, but you can look into that more

Given your preference for cash flow over appreciation, these locations offer good prospects for single-family residences with lower risk and strong rental demand.

But by controlling the individual deal I can buy in a good location and at a discount (equity capture at the buy). 

I think mid-term rentals are a great strategy for a house hack, if you're in a good mid-term rental market.

I’ve researched a good number of R2 lots selling for $10-30k that aren’t wooded

My main concern would be vacancy rate, since I know there is still a good amount of vacant houses in some areas. 

RE exposure will be there, just not this large allocation that BP thinks. yea and they are not stupid either because they know each local RE has more dependencies to supply-demand dynamics rather than interest rate alone.this is why even for hedge fund, they only purchase in certain area in bay area only like in cupertino or sunnyvale where it's good school district and next to Apple.

hello, I'm looking to start my rental portfolio. can you recommend some up to coming neighborhoods in philly with good rental potential?