Buildings may last decades but their ownership is likely to change multiple times. In fact, short-term hold strategies are becoming increasingly popular in the property market. Flipping, wholesaling, and bird-dogging have long been in the wheelhouse of savvy real estate investors but the strengthening short-term rental market in major cities around the world has seen a rising trend of short-term hold strategies for rental properties in residential, and commercial real estate (CRE). “While rental properties are not generally considered as short-term investments because a real estate investor will have to hold the property for a long period of time before reaping the maximum rewards, income properties can be considered short term investments in the sense that they can start generating profits and a positive cash flow as soon as the investment begins,” says Nasser Mansur, a real estate expert writing for investor-focused real estate data analysis firm Mashvisor. While up to five years may be […]