I'm new to this, have one rental unit, and considering another. Realizing I need to connect with other investors in the Nashville market. Are there meetups, events or other opportunities to connect in Nashville?
Real Estate Consultant · San Diego, CA · Member since 2026 · 11 posts · 5 votes
5mo
Hey Mark! Welcome to the BiggerPockets community!
Great news — Nashville has a very active real estate investor community. Here's where to connect:
REIA meetings — Search "Nashville REIA" or "Middle Tennessee Real Estate Investors Association." They have monthly meetups specifically for investors at all levels.
BiggerPockets local groups — Search "Nashville" in the BP groups section. Lots of active local investors here.
Facebook groups — Search "Nashville real estate investors" — there are several active groups with thousands of members.
Meetup.com — Search "real estate investing Nashville" for local networking events.
Connected Investors — Another platform with strong Nashville presence.
The Nashville market is competitive but full of opportunity right now. Great city to be investing in!
Feel free to connect — always happy to talk real estate investing. 🤝
Real Estate Consultant · San Diego, CA · Member since 2026 · 11 posts · 5 votes
5mo
Hey Mark! Welcome to the BiggerPockets community!
Great news — Nashville has a very active real estate investor community. Here's where to connect:
REIA meetings — Search "Nashville REIA" or "Middle Tennessee Real Estate Investors Association." They have monthly meetups specifically for investors at all levels.
BiggerPockets local groups — Search "Nashville" in the BP groups section. Lots of active local investors here.
Facebook groups — Search "Nashville real estate investors" — there are several active groups with thousands of members.
Meetup.com — Search "real estate investing Nashville" for local networking events.
Connected Investors — Another platform with strong Nashville presence.
The Nashville market is competitive but full of opportunity right now. Great city to be investing in!
Feel free to connect — always happy to talk real estate investing. 🤝
Real Estate Broker · Nashville, TN · Member since 2022 · 163 posts · 87 votes
4mo
Hey Mark, welcome to the Nashville side of BP. I have been here about 30 years and investing for the last 10, so let me give you the local lay of the land.
The Middle Tennessee REIA meets monthly and is solid for making connections. There is also a Nashville InvestHER group if that is relevant. The BP Nashville meetups run through the local groups section here and usually draw 15 to 30 people.
For your second unit, the neighborhoods I would watch right now are Madison and Donelson. Madison rents have been climbing but entry prices are still reasonable compared to East Nashville, which has gotten expensive. Donelson benefits from airport proximity and a growing renter base. Median rents in both areas are running roughly $1,400 to $1,600 for a 3 bed 2 bath depending on condition.
One thing worth knowing about Nashville right now: vacancy is around 6% countywide for long term rentals, which is tighter than the national average. But there is a lot of new multifamily in the pipeline downtown and in Antioch, so keep an eye on supply when you are underwriting.
I own 5 rentals here myself and have been through a few market cycles. Happy to compare notes anytime.
Real Estate Coach · Austin, TX · Member since 2026 · 70 posts · 26 votes
4mo
Hey there, welcome to the Nashville scene. I've been investing here for about eight years now, and the market is still strong but you've got to run your numbers tighter than ever. With rates hovering around 7-7.5% on conventional loans, your debt service is going to eat into cash flow unless you're finding deals below market. If you're flipping, hard money is running 11-13% so make sure your ARV is solid. What's your strategy—buy and hold or fix and flip? Happy to share some local contractor and lender contacts if you're serious about getting started.
Real Estate Broker · Nashville, TN · Member since 2022 · 163 posts · 87 votes
4mo
Marnit nailed it on the rate environment. Adding the PM side of the equation since I manage about 20 doors here in Nashville.
The piece most new investors miss in this market is the management cost math. At 7 percent rates your margins are already thin, so the difference between a well run property and a poorly run one is whether you cash flow at all. I have seen owners lose $200 a month per door just from slow turns, bad tenant screening, or deferred maintenance that snowballs.
Mark, if you are going buy and hold here, my biggest advice is to underwrite with real management costs baked in from day one. Even if you self manage at first, use 8 to 10 percent of gross rents as a line item. If the deal still works, you have a keeper. If it only pencils with zero management cost, you are buying yourself a job, not an investment.
The Nashville neighborhoods I mentioned above (Madison, Donelson) still have entry points where the numbers work even with professional management. Happy to compare notes on what I am seeing from the operations side if that is helpful.