Does anyone have any other recommendations that provide competitive rates?

We’re looking for a duplex to HOUSE HACK as our first investment deal but after looking for a year and making 3 competitive offers in the last couple months we just haven’t been successful in scoring a property.

Condos get SUCH a bad rep on here which makes me really not want to go that route but the thing I do like is that it seems less competitive to get, and allows me to get a prime location for less money than a house.

This will remove any competition.  

I am looking for lenders offering competitive rate for residential loan, would you mind sharing Cindy's contact info?

The closer you are to Nashville, multifamily makes more and more sense since the SFR market is so competitive.

He wants to start in Tuscon to avoid the crazy phx competition.

These are the locations that everyone thinks about when they are looking to invest into strs.Pros:Established rules and regulations Tourism Driven markets so they won't ban Airbnbseasy to find cleaners, handymen, managers,etcCons:Highly competitive. hundred of listing to choose from and more are comingEveryone wants to look there for STRs so the price is skyrocketing lowering returnsNew money means new renovations, will this mean 5 yrs down the line you will have to do a lot of work to update?

Full disclosure - that is not what we have used, but it seems to get the job done.We did take the time to consult a designer on furnishings and got professional pictures, which seems obvious until you look at your competition, and our unit has booked within a week of listing both times that it has been available.

.) - priced under $1mm - drive up possibly with some parking - stable or growing population - limited chance of increased competition - good visibility - etc.