Quote from @Natalie Allie: If you are still considering the Land Bank in Detroit listings, just be careful to check with the city on whether or not the water needs to be reconnected.

Your construction background and being local to Columbus are huge advantages—they’ll definitely give you an edge in finding properties and keeping rehab costs down compared to others.I’d suggest exploring parts of the city you’re less familiar with.

I have worked with many experienced investors from Southern California, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, Denver, and other large metro areas in the southwest and west coast, with seasoned investors that still live in all of those great cities but have shifted most of their real estate investments out of those higher cost or higher risk markets into ours. 1) Compared to most cities in the SW and West, home prices in the Albuquerque metro are relatively affordable.

BP Community:I’m building out a list of videos that will highlight the economic development in the specific cities/towns we invest in.

I'm looking locally to start out (mid size city in North Carolina) - is the answer a different market?

And who will keep you from falling into any bad situations which happens often to newbies in the city

It's a small city for sure.

I had a consultation with a solar panel salesman today and he quoted me 29k for 18 panels, however the final price would be 13k after New York and Federal tax credits plus a holiday discount.

@Godsheritage Adeoye And for anyone else considering this... in Baltimore City you need a current lien certificate to record a deed.

Still expensive though.And why would you want to invest in a city with rent control?