Cheap insurance, no weather problems, younger properties, cheap flights, lots of entertainment/dining options, low property tax and of course no income tax. 

I do not talk about my financial successes to my old friends and family -- if I tell them anything about my business, it's entertaining war stories and horror stories from the trenches.

Purchase price: $130,000 Cash invested: $43,000 Goal with the first OOS rental was to find a SFR that was primarily rent ready or required light rehab by Summer of 2021, with the criteria minimums of $200 pure cash flow, 10% CoC return, purchase price around the $125k range that met the 1% rule.Backstory:This property was listed on the local MLS as "coming soon" and I reached out to the listing agent directly to see if they were entertaining early offers.

Backstory:This property was listed on the local MLS as "coming soon" and I reached out to the listing agent directly to see if they were entertaining early offers.

My expertise lies in managing programmatic campaigns for numerous CPG and entertainment clients.

But they did mention they might entertain seller financing once I mentioned it could benefit them, but I'm not counting on it. 

I hear Rosey Palms and her 5 sisters are quite entertaining.

I’m entertaining turning my LTR in Southside, Chicago into an STR.

COVID notwithstanding, the entertainment scene is also strong, with tons of nightlife options and three professional sports franchises.

I know certain things take experience with a dash of common sense, but when your savings is on the line, you want to evaluate your plan just as much at the properties you are trying to buy.I reached out to a few agents regarding OOS properties to ask about the areas from an investor's POV and it was almost like they didn't want to entertain the thought and were less than supportive of buying in certain areas.