I actually tried to buy a house next door - I would've overpaid for it too but the lady was stuck on selling to the current tenant.

There is such an oversaturation of STRs, that when regular people that live there are looking for a LTR (particularly a dog-friendly one), the rent wild regardless of where you're located; I suppose being closer to campus will provide you the most tenant demand.

wild cards are AI, immigration, and climate change (or whatever anyone wants to call it.) 

Probably they do not want to be answerable to investors they roped in first place with their charm and wild promises of high returns.

It’s wild how many people don’t even realize they have them until they’re already under contract or trying to refinance.You nailed it—bringing in an expediter early can save so much time and money.

I dont mind paying something if it helps the property and if i was already going to have to make a repair, it should seems wild to charge this much without my consent.

I live in a market that’s wildly expensive, but I’ve watched my own home nearly double in value over the past eight years.

Plus, some might avoid 'rural-ish' markets and they might have property minimums that certain regions just can't offer (see Ohio and Alabama markets)Most will go up to 4 units with no problem, but if you are going to start looking to do DSCR for properties with 5+ units, then you will certainly run into plenty of DSCR lenders who won't touch it.And of course, any DSCR lender will wildly differ based on what your FICO is.

Wildly enough, a property of mine had a furnace failure this past Friday that turned the last few days upside down.

Remy-  As the other agents (and the Boss Lady) have mentioned, The Short Term Shop will not only put you in the right areas, all of us agents own rentals/develop/invest.