Examples:44109 (median home price went from roughly 50k to 125k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77009/cleveland-oh-44109/ 44102 (median home price went from roughly 30k to 120k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77002/cleveland-oh-44102/ 44106 (median home price went from roughly 100k to 200k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77006/cleveland-oh-44106/ It has the highest rents on average in all of Ohio for major cities and the median home value is not even in the top 3.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

Look to market where you can start at a low entry price.

I’ve had this itch to get into real estate for a long time, but everytime I start to dip my toes in I get the feeling that with prices/rates where there at it’s hard to justify pulling money from risk free 5.5% ?

I’ve been doing good research and understanding a lot of successful short term rentals are unique living situations or in high tourist/busy areas which makes the house prices higher.

This is generally accurate - the value is going to be derived based on the "market" of buyers - since most buyers of SFR are owner-occupants and not basing price on rental potential, rents aren't going to be the source of value. 

There are a few reasons not to do a cost seg study: 1. the purchase price on the property was less than $200k. 2.

He is calling it a Fire Sale🔥🚒 BUT his asking price is $1 Million for a former school building.

The price points along with the insurance and HOA fees made it not a viabe option for us on our budget. 

Each year the option is not activated, the price increases 1%.-1750 monthly, with a $150 credit going towards the purchase price/down payment.