We are seeing some really compressed cap rates on larger assets, and with lending reaching uncertain terms all it takes is a blow up of the corporate bond market on over leveraged companies to really hit the brakes on lending.

If you can get one that is 'dried in' then these are good deals.

Maybe call up a city/county council person to see the way the wind blows regarding STRs.I wouldn't say it is a trend.

But if you do the soffit vent route, you "may" get back-flow "into" that tube when it's not on, if you have good winds blowing into the eaves.

I'm in a window where I look good to banks, so it behooves me to move aggressively toward my next purchase, in case this gig dries up and the next is slow to come.Comps would leave me to believe that my property is now worth over $850K––maybe a lot more.

Over the long term rentals will give you financial freedom, where flipping will dry up the day you decide to stop doing it. 

They blow and go I can release and much higher rents and get more cash flow and equity upside value that way.

Frankly, I make great money and still don't blow it on super fancy new cars.

The ability to install wet and dry utilities 3.

We already have a duplex in a city nearby, we were looking for another, but market there was pretty dried up, so we looked at a neighboring town.