I have bought a place and expanded a septic in Sevier County, TN. 

Once you get more experience, you can expand to out of state.

Additionally, I’m a licensed realtor in Pennsylvania, which has allowed me to expand my expertise and build a solid foundation in both investment strategies and the local market.I’m eager to connect with fellow investors, share insights, and learn from this amazing community.

We're also seeking to buy a local (Raleigh / Durham) property management company to expand that business more rapidly.

Here are some tips that could potentially assist you along your path: Continue learning more by delving into books you enjoy reading and exploring podcasts and online courses related to real estate investment topics to expand your knowledge further!

I found that cities with expanding industries tend to have a steady demand for rentals and potential for property appreciation down the road.

Because it will increase the amount of customers you get because you’re expanding to other platforms and which more people are at.

I think @Brian G. and @Jaycee Greene hit it on the head: an event occurring/debt resetting.When the debt forcefully resets on some of these assets, valuations drop if the submarket cap rate has expanded and/or if the operator can not show a good t-3, t-6 etc due to economic vacancy and rising opex (insurance, r&m etc).If the operator can't inject equity to cover the difference, then trouble arises.

A lot of investors start in their backyard and eventually expand once they hit barriers like affordability and competition.You mentioned that Florida’s housing supply is increasing and that we could see some price corrections.

-New Factories and expanding FactoriesThe less than good.