All Forum Posts by: Janani Kalpathi

@Aaron K. - Thanks for the info, that makes total sense. City-data it is! :)

Hello BP users,

 I'm trying to compare if I need to use http://www.city-data.com/ or https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ for in-depth market analysis.

I know Neighborhood Scout is a paid service and probably shares better analytics and recent data compared to City Data. The question I have is how old is the city-data? And, what is your recommendation for a rookie investor?

Thanks!

Janani

@Sue K.

Great insights Sue! Thanks for the feedback!

JK

@Lien Vuong

Very true. And thanks for the link. My idea was to see around which industries should I look for properties that will rent well, if that's even a wise/possible idea. Being a renter myself and with the different laws of the land, I'll make sure never to discriminate on any grounds. 😊

Thank you,

JK

Thanks for the replies everyone. Interesting perspectives for sure.

More than just reliability, I was thinking of looking at professions as a factor for evaluating vacancies and rentability. For example, I'm assuming that properties near campus towns would be highly likely to be rented continuously than somewhere in a suburb. That also comes with a headache of college kids not always keeping the properties clean. (I've been there - I know how some of my friends were 😋).

But people in suburbs, let's say somewhere in Michigan, typically look to buy properties than rent as they have highly stable jobs and more importantly, a bigger family.

So, outside of college towns, is there a particular industry that always ends up renting properties because of the nature of their jobs?

@Bjorn Ahlblad - Thanks for the detail, that's great to hear! Do you have a property manager to screen tenants or DIY?
And, French is most widely spoken in Luxembourg, followed by Luxembourgish, German and then English! :)

In your experience as a landlord, is there a particular profession that stands out among all your tenants as commonly occurring? Has a particular profession (ex: nurses) resulted in prompt payments and less vacancy rates?

Thanks,

JK

@Dave Meyer

Hey Dave. Super excited about the insights and the podcasts that tie to it. Quick question - is there any way for the insights articles to be linked to the Android app? I see that I have to use biggerpockets.com on the browser to see the articles now

Thank you!

@Mohammad Dawood Wajid Thanks for the clarification. Crystal clear and much appreciate it!

@Jasraj Singh Hi Jasraj. Do you need to have a green card or citizenship before you start real estate rental investing? Do you know if someone on a work visa such as H1B can still buy properties out of state, rent it out and make income?