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What Should You Look for in the Best Real Estate Investment Location?
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May 2, 2025
Location is one of the most critical factors in real estate investment success. Choosing the right area can determine a property’s profitability, appreciation, and rental yield. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting out, knowing what makes a location valuable is key. Listen to this episode of #RealEstateCrunch with host Anita, and click here (https://real-estate-crunch.com/how-to-find-the-best-location-for-real-estate-investment/) to read more about how to find the best location for real estate investment. #RealEstateCrunch #RealEstateTips #PropertyInvestment #LocationMatters #InvestmentProperty #RealEstateInvesting #MarketResearch #RentalIncomeTips Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2029617/support)
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hi this is Anita from Real Estate Crunch
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When people talk about real estate we
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always talk about location location
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location And you might ask well why is
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location so important well first of all
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let's talk about the importance of
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location in real estate because the
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location or where the propertyy's
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located will affect the value rental
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income and potential for
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appreciation Here are some reasons why
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location is important First of all is
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property value that you know high demand
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locations the property value will go up
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Rental demand a desirable location will
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attract tenants and you know ensure that
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you have a steady rental income if
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that's what you're looking for
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There'll be resell potential because
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people want to buy in that area and
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there'll be economic growth there
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meaning there'll be thriving businesses
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and others that will want to be able to
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you know come to that area and buy
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property Here are some things that make
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a location ideal for investment One
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would be economic growth and the job
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market If you're in an area which
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doesn't really have much of a job market
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not much economic growth there's not
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much economic outlook real estate is
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probably not very high there unless
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you've got something that people want
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like you're you know on a lake or you're
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in the mountains or it's somewhere where
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people want to
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buy you know for look for cities you
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know with that have growing industries
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and diverse uh job opportunities
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presence of major employers and business
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hubs low unemployment rates and rising
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income levels Population growth and
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demographics are also important Are
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people moving to the areas or migration
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happening what are the age and
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demographics of the households of the
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people that are there is it you know
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young are there older people is the
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demand for rental versus owner occupied
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homes how's the infrastructure are
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people able to get on highways is there
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transportation is there airports are
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there new roads are there schools being
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built are there other essential services
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being built there are there hospitals
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and shopping center and other things
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that people would be looking for you
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know how's the quality of the
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neighborhood itself is it is it low
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crime is it safe is it good schools you
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know good schools is really important
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where you know people want to put their
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children in good schools So even if you
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don't have children in school being in a
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good school district can be essential Is
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it near parks recreational facilities
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entertainment centers you can also look
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at the other things like what what has
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been the market trends and have the
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property values been going up have they
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been going down what's the current
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supply and demand and what about the
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rental also you can look at government
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policies and incentives Are you know are
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there tax benefits for investors or or
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landlords are there zoning laws or land
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use regulations is there incentive for
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new development and
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businesses how is the cost of living in
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other words you know is the cost of
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living too high are people able to
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afford it or are the wages so low and
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the cost of living is high that people
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can't afford to live there this is also
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very important Look at things like the
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cost of living index the housing
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affordability rates property taxes And
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one of the things that I want to add
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here too that you need to look at today
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especially in certain parts of the
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United States would be things like water
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Are there going to be areas that going
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to have water problems or other types of
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you know issues with the environment
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that you might want to look at and you
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know ma make sure of that is not a
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factor You know how you can do some of
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your research is you can look at online
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real estate platforms you know just look
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around the neighborhood see what things
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are selling for Do some online what I
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call soothing or you know like look at
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other property and um you know take an
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online virtual tour or whatever to kind
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of see what's going on and look at the
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area and see if it might be the type of
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area Analyze local economic reports and
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census data You can actually go in and
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look at some of the reports and the
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census data and see what's going on
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Visit the location and contact field
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research This is really important You
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know do your homework You know don't
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expect someone else just to do it for
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you You do your own homework and you
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decide if this really is an area that I
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want to live or invest in Network with
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local real estate agents and investors
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Talk to people What's the market
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condition and you know you don't have to
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choose the first real estate agent you
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find You can actually find many
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different real estate agents before you
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decide on one that you want to pick
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Study market cycles and trends you know
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find out you know what's the trend of
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the market now is are you buying at a
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when when things are high are you gonna
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you know will things go lower find out a
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little bit what are the trends going on
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you know identify the best opportunities
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in real estate You should look at things
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like emerging neighborhoods You know
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like are there new businesses coming in
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are there new schools coming in how are
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the home values going you know look for
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fixer uppers and prime locations
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Sometimes you know a fixeruppper if
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that's what you like to do could be a
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great way to get some real deal real
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estate investment College towns and high
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rental demand areas Usually college
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towns have high rental demands You'll
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find out is the university struggling or
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the college struggling are students
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leaving or are students coming in are
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the you know is the school building new
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buildings are they building new
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departments new facilities that could
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mean that there'll be a higher demand
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suburban growth and expansion areas You
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know is it commuter friendly is there
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good transportation can people get
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around easily if you're looking for
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vacation or short-term rentals is the
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kind of place people want to go to are
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they going to come to that place you
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know some of the common mistakes that
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people make when it comes to real estate
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is they ignore the market research They
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go on their gut or their feeling or they
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make an emotional decision and they
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ignore the market research They overlook
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local regulations and zoning laws Maybe
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somehow they think the laws don't apply
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to them or aren't going to apply to them
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So they overlook all of this They invest
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based on personal preferences They say
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"Well here's my personal preference."
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And they don't really invest based upon
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sound decisions They underestimate
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maintenance costs and property
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management costs or HOA fees or other
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things like that And they end up getting
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strapped in a property which is much
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more expensive than they ever thought
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there would be They neglect economic and
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population trends they don't really look
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at those and they don't really put much
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value into them and so they end up with
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maybe a property which becomes harder to
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sell because there's so many out there
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on the market We've written a blog on
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this which is entitled how to find the
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best location for real estate investment
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This one's actually for real estate
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investment itself but it can also mean
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for you buying for yourself or if you're
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buying a property to be able to rent in
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some way If you'd like to be able to
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