A lot of the parts of Atlanta which are projected to grow significantly aren’t necessarily in the best part of town.

At some point, the current 10-20% yearly bumps become unsustainable and rents will fall as the number of renters decreases.Meanwhile, investors/developers might seek other markets, but how many markets are growing rents at more than 9% per year? 

@Jay Hinrichs there is value add in every market but unlike yesteryear when value add meant buying at half of rebuild cost and pushing rents a modest $100 yielded 15-20% cash on cash on the hold, today its forcing rents up to top of the market (and historically adjusted highs) and hoping and preying that those rents stay there and continue to grow (not to mention interest rates).

This expression came about as a combination of the shift of profit from ordinary income to capital gain, the fact that the property is reported on two consecutive tax returns, and attorney interpretations of some old case rulings. 

At some point you WILL need to connect or work with people who do have the money in order to really grow & scale things up but as you're getting rolling you won't necessarily need the money quite yet. 

Hi all,New to the forum and excited to meet some new folks and grow my knowledge.I am pretty new to this space but own three single family properties with good equity in each and long term tenants.

LOCATION--Is it near Omaha or a decent size city that is growing?

So far I've read the following books;- Think and grow rich- The four hour work week- How to win friends and influence people- Your money or your life- The millionaire next doorYour input will be very helpful towards helping me achieve my real estate goals in the future!

Not only does it cash flow well but it also has a growing population and job growth.

Hey Scott, as my investment group grows one of our #1 things we will look to delegate is the weekly/monthly asset management