Investing in Southern Illinois

[Mark Sauerbrunn]

I am a beginner Real Estate investor and currently own one rental property in Marion Illinois which is performing well. I am currently debating between continue to invest in Southern Illinois for rentals or not. I hear a lot of stories on the state of Illinois economy which makes me hesitate on buy any more property in the state. Marion and Carterville seems to still be good areas to invest though. Does anyone have any experience in investing Southern Illinois? If you do, would you recommend to continue investing in the area? Thanks in advance for your input. 

[John Leake]

@Lauren Apicella I bought I fourplex in a small town near Bloomington Normal and while it is still undergoing renovations the market is fairly strong for rentals in my area there are several colleges in the area if you want to cater to that market I'm going to wrap this one up and look for a 5+ unit closer to town to see if I can capitalize on the student market.