I bet other people like to go there too.

So while I wouldn’t be banking on a fast turnaround inside the city limits, I see this as a window to buy at a discount in anticipation of future demand returning.The contrarian play here isn’t to bet on a quick flip — it’s to quietly accumulate quality properties in a market with high rental demand, improving fundamentals, and negative sentiment.I am not suggesting that people rush out and buy up lots of property at market rates, I am just trying to say that long term investors should be making offers based on the negative sentiment and a pessimistic outlook.

I have lots of clients in the same boat- just getting started and trying to make the best possible choices as they move forward.

A solid choice for anyone focused on finding motivated sellers efficiently.

Hi Rohan from northern Virginia-Congratulations on getting started in real estate investing and you wonder if you should buy a house as a primary residence with low down and rent out parts of the house or buy small multifamily out-of-state where it is more affordable.If you can find a duplex near you where you can live in one unit and rent out the other, this is a great way to get started and you can wait a year or so and go buy the next one the same way.If you cannot do that and have it make financial sense where you are at, then looking at markets in Michigan where you can get a duplex for around $130K with rents of $1,000 plus per unit depending on bed/bath count, condition, and area is also a solid choice.

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@Steve Balinski your best bet is to get friendly with a local PMC.Most agents do NOT know rental amounts - they're too busy doing sales, so they do know sales prices.One of your big challenges will be your expectation that everyone should help you for free.

Here are some important reasons why keeping a homeowners insurance policy on your investment property may not be the best choice:1.

They usually are the best bet it seems. 

Your choice to use it may be a factor here.