Hello Bigger Pockets Community,I'm an investor with experience in commercial and industrial spaces, now moving into residential land development in Georgia and the Carolinas, focusing on large tracts up to 100 acres.

I am fortunate to experience great success with my first property, however, with interest rates being higher than what it was in 2022, I was wondering if any investors in my area are finding any deals in this current market condition. 

And wanted to know what everyone who uses it experience has been so far!

Just like most markets in America, STRs are returning to pre-Covid occupancy rates and most people have no experience what that looks like because they entered STR investing during and since COVID.

If there is anyone in my area that would like to get together and share their experiences and knowledge I would appreciate it.

The guy with 3 posts may be offering legitimate advice having been in your shoes- The guy with 30 years experience may be hopelessly out of date, or even inexperienced with current issues.- The 23 year old who just bought the first house-hack may teach us something game-changing.The “real deal” looks very different in many contexts: THAT is the power of BiggerPockets.

How well do small value add projects benefit the investment outcome in your experiences?

How was the experience?

I manage around 400 rentals with 14 years of experience and have never been sued once.

LOL.There’s a WORSE WAY and a BEST WAY to try to obtain items 1-4 aboveBEST WAY: College or Professional Association courses in real estate (real estate license course as a base) and work experience for a REIT or other professional real estate organization and capital saved or equity raised from private parties with a MODERATE amount of debt leverage and or utilizing creative financing with low interest rate debt (may be highly leverage)WORSE WAY; Any guru courses or mentorship’s combine with high interest debt.