@Jonathan Taylor Smith - I think it’s great that you have such a good understanding of the Durham market & especially surrounding areas.

Hello @Julio Silva I’ll be happy to share some insights about the Charlotte Market and surrounding cities and to learn more about your investment strategies and your goals. 

I completely understand that fear, but while it may seem that everyone is house hacking, it also seems that way when you are surrounded by RE investors, there is still plenty of inventory of renters out there, and always more people moving to Denver for work, and don't want to jump straight into their own place, or don't know house hacking.

Paul, MN and have really been focused on my area and the surrounding suburbs because I feel very comfortable with the market here and plan to self-manage starting out.My initial plan for financing my first investment was to do a cash out refinance of my home and use that money as a down payment.

We are looking at Tampa Florida but willing to look at surrounding goof area too.

I'm mainly looking at properties in the surrounding suburbs... glenside, abington, jenkintown, fort washington, ambler, etc.Thanks!

And by Orlando I mean the surrounding cities (like Kissimmee, Apopka, Eustis, etc).

I have a cheap home needing repair on a corner lot with 2 main streets. Other corners : HEB grocery, CVS and a strip mall with Starbucks. This is the last corner standing with a bunch of old homes that need repair. Do...

I think the big issue with Summit is that the rents have lagged. 2 bedrooms will rent in the 850-950 range which is pretty low compared to surrounding areas like Lyons or Berwyn.

You can use surrounding properties to get an idea but the cap rate for MF in the area plus the NOI of the building will be a more accurate way to estimate the value.