So I live in New Orleans and my mother is elderly 76 y/o and as alot of ppl her age she's on a fixed income.

any investors in the new orleans area that would like connect? 

Hi everyone,Who else is planning to go to the annual Bigger Pockets conference this October in New Orleans?

We are looking in New Orleans also just haven’t found anything that works yet. 

Orleans parish has been "accepting eviction filings", ie money-grabbing the fee, but "are not scheduling eviction cases based on non-payment of rent at this time". 

Hello Bigger Pockets,We own a small eight unit apartment complex (two neighboring 4-unit buildings) just outside of New Orleans.

South Jackson South of Hwy 20 and West of Hiway 55 was once all owner occ area and had a lot of shopping etc.. as the demographic shift happened and more of these homes were bought for rental purposes ( Katrina victims from New Orleans really changed this area as they moved in)   the neighborhood simply would not support the retail pretty much every retail space closed over time ..

You will need to know factors such as economic trends, population shifts in or out, state laws and local laws (landlord friendly vs tenant friendly etc)... physical property hazards by season (flooding, rain, hail, fire) or in general (ie I personally can't fathom investing in New Orleans unless it was to AirBNB for the short term and then sell the property)   - If you can narrow down to one or two states, then I would look for "where are the tenants I want to deal with located" theres so many ways to answer that question but you may want to start looking in a major metro area... most states have less than 10 major cities or areas of decent population density. 

However, in Orleans Parish it's paid "forward". 

Hi @Cambria Watson Welcome to BP and New Orleans!