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I live in California and own SFRs in a small central PA town since 2017. My cash-on-cash return with 40% leverage is about 11-12%. The rental market seems good, and each property is < $100K and exceed the 1% rule. ...
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How do you narrow down a market when you have such a broad range of options? Im on Long Island, NY and I want to start researching markets that would be around a 3-4 hours drive from here. Parts of Connecticut, upstat...
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This is a 3 month update to Durham NC market data thread- Previous post: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...
This is counting as the .5 update rather than a full release since this is more of historical data post, as w...
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Before I start this discussion, I wanted to post the link to the Article with the title "Population migration patterns: US cities Americans are abandoning" but don't go to the link YET. Wait until you read this post f...
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Welcome to our new Question of the Week! If you haven't checked out BiggerPockets' newest podcast "On the Market", you need to check it out. (Seriously, it's analytics that won't put you to sleep!) With a rotating gro...
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Hi there BP community! I'm eager to invest in real estate and want to make sure I pick the right market. Ken McElroy's advice on this is to pick a market that's growing in population. Any recommendations on what's ...
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So I have been having a lot of trouble getting a cash out loan on one of my properties I own outright, and I thought DSCR lending was going to be my saving grace. Well turns out pretty much my entire investing area is...
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If it is, what kind of investment?
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I’m an out of state investor looking for potential markets to invest in for buy and hold SFR rentals. After hours of scrolling around the map and trying various cities, I was not having much luck finding a market wher...
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What demographics and statistics do you look at before investing in a market? Ie. population growth rate, income to rent ratio, vacancy rates, etc.What ratios and percentages do you require in the above or any other d...