...owner occupancy.This is from [page 68 of their 353 page study](https://sparq.stanford.edu/opd-reports) which was about something non-real estate related.They were studying something off-topic for this discussion fo...

Is there a most effective way of studying the local and neighboring market besides driving around. I have been doing a lot of driving around but I thought there has to be other ways I can get more info on the market w...

So far I have listened to the first 160 podcasts. It is very interesting to hear everyone's different strategies in investing. The "history" that  I have been learning is very important to look at. I would like to kno...

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Houston Real Estate Highlights in April:-Single-family home sales were statistically flat (down 0.2 percent) year-over-year;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes dropped ...

I am in a rush to do a cash-out refi on a particular Florida property I have.  Currently, the 2-unit has one unit rented and one unit in an extensive turnover with several new appliances being installed.  The rented u...

Hi guys,
I bought my family home 3 years ago and looking to get my first SFR investment property. I live in Los Angeles and dont want to get the investment there due to (1) cost (2) tenant-friendliness.
I am trying...

How do I analyse different real estate markets? Yes I know I need to look at job growth, migration etc everyone says the same thing but how exactly do I find this out? For example let’s say investors want to research ...

What's the connection?

I was at a graduation recently where the commencement speaker announced future plans for each of the Math graduates as they received their diplomas. As I expected, many were headed to ...

Wonder how other investors here check the safety of neighborhood before they purchase their properties? One thing I like website Trulia, is that they provide safe index by using colors. Mostly we only consider areas w...

When weighing the option of Short term, vacation rental vs. long term rental, where do you find vacancy rates for short term properties?