You avoid 8-12 months of pain having to deal with builder delays, ground breaking due to winter/hard ground, costs of materials or shortage of inventories, etc.If that’s not your cup of tea you still have Charlotte, Duram and Fayetteville all offer some great sale prices on SFR's and 2-4 units for STR/LTR.Owning a home is a plus to get started if there is equity to use and you want to stay cash fluid just pull out some cash through a refinance or Heloc to cover the DP on the new REI.

I highly recommend reading 30-Day Stay from Bigger Pockets-it will be your go-to reference for your first experience.

I have no experience but am hungry for knowledge and their future!

Tackling one thing at a time and staying organized will help you navigate these situations more effectively.

The ones that have stayed on the market that I'm interested in come with some skepticism as to why they're on the market for so long.

Super pleased with how this project is going & I continue to be extra grateful for our property manager for staying on top of things!

@Corey Frank if you plan on staying at 4 and under then you should just get a 30 year fixed conventional loan for them. 5 and over classifies as commercial property.

Hi everyone, i wanted to put my ignorance out there and see if I can learn some valuable information from you all. I'm looking to form a simple tax strategy based on a very small portfolio, I want to do it right while...

Currently I have a tenant on a lease and the lease states that guests cannot stay longer than 14 days and no subletting.

They didn't stay long though.