📍 How to Know Where to Buy Your First Rental Property
Summary
To find the best locations for rental properties, the presenter emphasizes identifying markets with consistent job growth, increasing population, and decreasing crime rates. He also mentions to avoid relying on popular news for the best markets and to instead do your own research to find up and coming locations. The presenter shares his yearly spreadsheet that contains what he considers to be the best markets for STR investing and is offering it to viewers.
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