New BP member from Long Island

[Lou Sussman]

Greetings, friends. For a long time, I was interested in purchasing rental property. My financial situation now allows it, so I am looking for as much information as I can to get started. It was this search for information which led me to Bigger Pockets.

Unless I can be convinced otherwise, I'm resigned to not investing locally due to the high market values and high property taxes. I am open to ideas about lower cost markets elsewhere. I am also reading David Greene's "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" which I find contains great information.