Out - of - State Investing

[Kenny Manchester]

Hello BP Community,

I want to start an in depth conversation regarding out-of-state investing. I have seen and read a couple posts on here with most people usually suggesting the City or State where they live/work without much explanation or comparison with other areas. Some others are usually trying to sell their service. Another thing I see is people suggesting different cities without any explanation or details involving why they suggest there. It would be great to see a breakdown of what neighborhood, was it due to you being able to create an "A" team, were looking for large appreciation and/or cashflow, job growth, population growth, large business influx? What really made the area you chose click for you? What kind of cap rate, ROI, ROE, are you seeing in these areas currently?

I know there has to be a lot of investors out there such as myself that have put in a lot of research and still can't put there finger on one let alone two areas to invest in. I have recently visited NC, ID, UT, and NV to check out the areas first hand. I am headed to TN next month. I have some capital I am looking to move out of the CA market. The reason is to not get hit with capital gains (had to sell). I am not asking you all to do all the research and pass on your hard work... I just think it would be great to pick all of your brains and let the information flow to the whole community. I rely heavily on referrals with life and business so why not do so with my RE business as well.

I think this will be great for all. Thanks in advance!