All Forum Posts by: Yesh Ravi

First time investor here. People experienced with townhomes and SFH, which one do you consider to be good for buy and hold (and cash flow of course).

I'm evaluating this for NW Indiana.

Townhome

New construction

180,000 - 220,000

Rent : 1700/mo

HOA $90/mo includes lawn and snow removal

SFH

270,000 - 350,000

about 35 years old homes

Rent : 1700/month

Repairs, lawn and snow additional

Hello BP, I'm from the Bay Area, CA looking to invest for cash flow. This is my first investment and have been learning a lot from BP.

I know the Bay Area market pretty well and have no personal connections out of state. 

Since my local market doesn't support cash flow, what should I be doing to set up some cash flow? Can someone please suggest how would one (or should one) invest in markets where they never lived?

@Douglas Connor Skillman great to connect with you!

Hello BP, I'm a California resident and new to the awesome BP community. I'm looking forward and excited to get started with investing in rental properties (mostly targeting cash flow) but have not been able to take the first step by investing. Have been reading tons of posts here on BP and exploring MLS listings. But they all make me more confused about where to invest.

I sometimes feel investing locally is the best approach to get started but local market doesn't seem to support positive cash flow (or are there people making money here?)

What are some of the cities you'd suggest for a newbie investor? I've done basic market research on Memphis, Dallas, Arlington TX, Orlando FL, cities in California.