With one-off houses, beyond location and maybe some specific amenities, it's really difficult to make great choices just on a screen so lots of people gravitate towards price.

We’re currently building a small cluster of new-construction duplex units in Little Rock, and we made a deliberate decision to go smaller than our recent builds.Each unit is:2 bed / 1 bathSingle storyApproximately 650–695 sq ftBrand new constructionHere’s the part that surprised me:We underwrote these units at roughly the same rent as larger, older, more worn-down rentals on the same street.That creates a pretty simple choice for tenants:Bigger but dated and inefficientSmaller but brand new, clean, and efficientSo far, demand has strongly favored the new construction.We also intentionally skipped features like fenced yards and other upgrades.

Maybe the REIA's have some sort of agreement with the Golden Corral people but it wouldn't be my first choice for a gathering of any kind!

In Northern Virginia, you are mostly betting on long-term appreciation rather than strong cash flow right away, so ideally you’d want to plan to hold the property for at least five years for it to make financial sense.

Your best bet would likely be to sell to a developer that has a project for the land that can justify paying what you are asking for it.

Most buyers looking for owner financing are doing so because they don't have the cash or credit or both to just pick up a loan at their bank of choice.

PayPal Business integrates directly with QuickBooks Online if that is your accounting software of choice.

The bet isn’t “no hurricanes ever,” it’s “no material event during my hold.”2024 was a good case study.

I would not get enticed by teaser rates as I would bet that 3.99 rate is not permanent.

There is no wrong choice for number of properties to own.