A common mistake I observe are investors focused on unit count rather than the fundamentals of the underlying real estate that's being bought.

I am excited to keep learning and to start out in real estate investing.

Thought this would be a cool topic to see what Chicago BP investors seeing for real life rent growth in 2024? 

Posters will chime in on recommended strategy but real estate is extremely localized and the fundamentals of the real estate in any given market are what should be dictating your investment strategy not arbitrarily deciding to buy single family homes vs. duplexes. 

Hi, people/clients would definitely agree that Ohio is a good place to invest in real estate.

@Dharmang Jani why would you post this under the "Buying & Selling Real Estate: forum?

I am a build to rent investor expanding my business into the south Florida market.  

If getting another $100k in cash unlocks a large flip profit to keep scaling/injecting capital into your business or a great cash-flowing property that outweighs the increased capital cost on the triplex, then go for it.  

For anyone who started out on Biggerpockets and still doing real estate, how has BiggerPockets helped you? 

Owning real estate is basically the same as being in the service industry and sometimes the end of a lease isn’t going to coincide with the best dates for a landlord to rent.