I am looking at purchasing my first investment property around Q3 of next year.

I am from the Hagerstown, MD area and was looking at a few potential investment properties in Cumberland.

If your guests are leaving standard 5-star reviews, that’s great—but if those reviews could apply to any rental in your area, you’re still competing on price.If they’re leaving raving reviews, your property becomes the go-to choice—at premium rates.

Quote from @David Young: My wife and I are new to this and are saving for our first property our goal is to start looking for properties in November 25, we have a couple questions, would it be wise to invest out of state for our first time investment (we do plan on physically going to see the properties to potentially invest in) ? 

If I were in your shoes, I’d focus on house hacking in Phoenix by exploring multi-family properties or using the BRRRR strategy with undervalued single-family homes.

Investors can find opportunities in both residential and commercial properties.

The loan would be secured by the property.

I use the property myself, but if I couldn't afford to keep the place vacant all year long I'd have been in trouble. 

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Hi fellow investors, I am thinking of purchasing 2 properties side by side, both duplexes.

@Daniel GrantzRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?