Even in 2008, rents were rising in areas that were close to the freeways or main work hubs.  

My general rule of thumb is 1 FT manager and 1 FT maintenance person for every 100 units.I would have to agree with Anthony, but if you are growing your portfolio my suggestion is to look at how you can include smaller buildings in the area using your larger properties as a hub or staging area for management/maintenance.    

Philadelphia Pa - We're an investor hub as our market is historically stable.

21st Century Hub of Real Estate from Creation, Education, Incubation and Realization.  

I want to optimize the prices myself and then a central hub where I change the price then changes it across all platformsI had demos and talked to the Guesty guys- great product but taking a percentage doesn't work for me.

Welcome~ we are on the cusp of a military retirement, and upcoming contractor position for my hubs. 

Seattle is becoming the hub of cloud computing and machine learning, Amazon is on track for becoming a Trillion dollar company.

I've known that I'm not meant for the corporate hamster wheel for a decade, but have ignored that little voice in my head because I was taught that going to college and joining cubicle life is what you're *supposed* to do.Debts$30k in student debt at no more than 6% interest (most under 4%)$15k in credit card debt at no more than 13.5% interest12% of my gross income going to 401(k) with no matchPrimary residence payment is 15% of gross household incomeNo car payments; none plannedAssetsCashed-Out on equity of Duplex #1 to purchase Duplex #2 and to improve cash flow on #1Purchasing and renovating Duplex #2 to increase monthly cash flowExpect to have $15-20k in remaining funds after #2 purchase/reno$25k in an untouchable (per hubs) "Oh Sh*t" fund$7k in stocks that could be liquidatedDisclaimerCredit card debt was due to two back-to-back major unplanned primary residence expenses when we were only on one income.

Re-hub is finally completed and appraise came little bit more than we expected.  

, I read on HUD's website that it must be your primary residence for a minimum of 90 days, yes I do plan on making one of the units my primary residence while renting the other, I do also plan on getting the 203k loan to have at the very least the kitchens renovated, I will not be able to afford a fancy home by no means, I want to buy withing my price range. there is an up and coming neighborhood in Queens NY with LOTS of development happening, also has one of the main transit HUBS connecting millions of New Yorker's and tourist to Midtown Manhattan.