Greenville is booming no doubt. It’s getting more attention from all over the place it seems. Is it a great place for real estate investors? I think it’s increasingly becoming so. One thing to remember here is that real estate investors typically pay about 3x the property taxes than a homeowner would pay. So on a $350,000 where the property taxes might be $1,700-$2,000, the investor property is going to be between $5,000 – $6,000 per year.
But that said, it’s a strong rental market with strong demand. Check out this article from Roofstock as they look at Greenville, SC from a real estate investment perspective. It’s very informative.
Yale Professor and housing expert, Robert J. Shiller, comments on the current state of the US housing market as well as the US economy.