Especially now that Airbnb has gotten so popular with more active rentals entering the market every single month.

Their response can be “we will fix none of the items, we will fix these particular items or we will fix all of the items.”Most popular these days is a credit in lieu of repairs.

But... what I would suggest is doing some research on similar properties that are NOT for sale and are successful/popular STRs and seeing what they are currently bringing in annual rent.

We live about 3 hrs NE in IL, and know STL to be a very popular destination for families, Cardinal fans, etc.

What looks good to you, may not be what is popular with the market. 

People can invest in different things, but many choose to invest in real estate. Real estate investment is a stable way to increase income after a while. Can Be an alternative means of saving up for the future.

Hello all,I don't know where to post this, so I am posting here.I am located in Tucson, AZ, and it seems as if the most popular floors here are laminate and tile.I am trying to figure out, which would produce highest ROI?

One popular way is a 5/1 ARM (fixed 5-year loan then transfers to an adjustable rate) after five years you refinance.

If you are a mom-and-pop landlord with 1-2 single-family investment properties in popular markets, there's no point leasing to a rental arbitrage company at a fixed rental rate.

The thing is, my broker has a 40-yr IO loan at 4% with 2 points in addition to his 2 broker points (I know popular opinion is it's best to pay down principal at some point, but I am going to net $1600/month off of the rental of this condo with IO loan--whether from seller or from institutional lender).