Most people on BP talk about the gentrifying "up and coming" neighborhoods, but I prefer already established areas or newer homes on the outskirts of town.I try to keep my most of clients in newer neighborhoods that will rent for at least $950/mo+ when they are in growth mode for their portfolio (conventional finance or BRRRR.)

Indy has better population and job growth than a lot of popular cash flow markets.

All kinds of shameful, churlish personal secrets about what their outsized ambitions and immense personal ego has cost their families.

Unless you want the function of customer service to be a core competency of your business (your biggest value add) then it’s worth it to look into it.When I’ve used a service like Guesty they charged 3% of revenue, which probably comes out to more than other services, but as I grow, the cost of the customer service reps, plus any fringe if you need to hire someone with benefits, will outweigh the good in my opinion.Ultimately it’s a business decision about how you want to manage your business. 

I'm intrigued by the greater MB and greater Wilmington (NC) markets where there is growth in a demographic (aging US and Canadian population) that is well positioned over the next few decades.

Rent growth has slowed which lends people to believe that we are getting towards the top of the market.

Laconia seems to show yearly slow growth. 

Yes/NoTo slow the growth of property taxes, yearly revenue increases should be capped at 4%, with increases in excess of 4% requiring voter approval.

SA Tomorrow is an innovative plan the city has released to guide the city towards smart sustainable growth. 

I still have questions and reservations about the tenant part but love the prospect of cash flow, and small growth of equity over time as well as tax sheltering.Here's where I am today:I am married and we had our first child in July.