Tennessee Real Estate Market Discussion/Advice

[Patrick Camuso]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Patrick, I have not completed many posts on BP but I have spent a significant amount of time reading articles and forums on this site and listening to podcasts.  I have been doing a lot of research on real estate; my plan is to fix and flip properties in order to build sufficient funds to purchase buy and hold properties. 

I graduated college this past May with a degree in accounting and finance and I have been working at a Big 4 accounting firm for the past three years while in school. I am still working at this company and have been saving cash to fund my first purchase for a fix and flip. I am currently working in NYC and living in New Jersey but I plan to relocate to Tennessee within the next six months to a year. I am planning to start investing when I am settled in TN so basically in about a year. I am interested in learning about the areas around Nashville and Chattanooga although I am open to other suggestions. 

I have done a a lot of research on these areas of Tennessee but I am interested to hear from people with experience in these areas who can give me insight into how the market is in these areas.  As soon as I relocate I plan to get involved with the local real estate investment clubs, I feel like I'm wasting time! Overall I am trying to gain some good advice concerning these areas but more importantly to connect with like-minded individuals that are in Tennessee.

I would love to get involved in these markets in some capacity now remotely but I know that this is very hard for a newbie so I am trying to be patient. I plan to start actively investing real estate very soon and I will run and grow this as my business not a side job. Please know that I am motivated to learn and any advice or commentary is greatly appreciated!