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What Location, Location, Location, actually means: Debunking the Old Real Estate Adage
4 min readMar 14, 2022
Location, Location, Location:
- How do you find the best location?
You look at specific criteria, like
the Neighborhood Grade
which Areas have the Best Schools
Employment Growth and Unemployment Rates
Population Growth
Proximity to Local Businesses
Vacant Rates
Property Managers/Landlords
Tax/Insurance Rates.
Let’s unpack these different criteria individually.
Neighborhood Grades:
- A, B, C, or D
- Neighborhoods are judged like they were in the school system. A-grade neighborhoods are the best, D is the worst. You get the idea
A
- This is not only how we classify the condition of the property but also based on the location of the property
- Newest buildings, hottest, restaurants, best schools, wealthiest people, and highest-cost real estate
- Best location you can find, and highest-quality tenants as well
- Newer and with fewer…