@Alan CasillaI am invested in Austin TX and have never invested in Columbus Ohio so there may be some bias in my response.High level, San Antonio and Columbus are two different markets.Texas is generally considered a growth market with exploding population and jobs coming there.Ohio and the Midwest are generally considered more stable value plays.

But again, I was used to paying $1295 in the southend area of Charlotte so I had been saving my half of the mortgage that others were paying during the whole time.I stayed in that house for another year, when the market exploded.

Rate is 3% and location is great near domain, which is exploding over the next 10 years.The goal is eventual financial freedom.

With my last name I have heard every iteration of exploding and the like. :)

2014 was the year of exploding water heaters.

Mark Bascetta sorry, just saw this. i grew up in CT and just moved to texas 2 years ago. i live in houston. to be totally honest, i like the numbers in new britain better than houston. however, houston is exploding with growth and CT is not. as you can imagine, the massive growth down here does not yield cheap properties. i’ve had success in CT and plan to continue that.

The seller (your friend) will *still* be on the hook for the loan, and if this deal doesn't explode before the end of the year, when they do eventually foreclose, they'll likely get a tax bill they wouldn't have without your involvement, *in addition to* dealing with this agent/broker.

The area that I (Tiffany) am originally from is exploding with gas leases.

Pasco county is exploding, and it will soon be just an extension of Hillsborough.

@Brandon Sturgill, I wish you and the area nothing but the best because nothing pleases me more than seeing a part of the country deemed by the hoity-toity types as fly over country explode back on the scene.