I live in Cincinnati, which is 50 minutes from Dayton, but it wasn't an unsafe area to live in.  I

Having a general working knowledge of the area you want to invest in is usually step one.I'm relatively new to investing as well (working on acquiring my 4th unit now) - I'm in the Chicago area and in general I know that returns in the Midwest can be higher than in coastal areas, so you have that going for you; but every neighborhood has it's own oddities and character.

My goal is to buy a few homes and have rental income flowing in. I

Which state should we set-up the LLC in? Is

@Dhru DasI am not heavily focused on MFR, however, that said, I purchased a duplex and a four-plex in 2015 for a JV that I was involved in. I

My main question is if I put my time in, is it possible to be successful as an agent?

Like I tell my best friend, my ROI on gaming in is the negatives. 

So I'm also willing to look for a place where young professionals want to rent (less school district focus, and more walk-ability, character, location for work, etc).If anyone has any recommendations for locations, please chime in!  I

They'd laugh me right out of the office because there is a very low percentage of buyers who are purchasing single family for investments and a high percentage that are purchasing a home to live in. I

Originally posted by @J Scott:What city/town is this in?I