Originally posted by @Steve Morris:Well, what drives you? 

I am trying to house hack (3.5% down, owner-occupied, rent other rooms) in the Bay Area (driving distance about an hour from Redwood City and SF).

They admitted it was after a drunk driving incident, which at the time was a major red flag but I let it slide. 

As an 18-year-old agent, own your energy and hustle—clients will respect your drive.

Cheaply painted houses drives me nuts.

It is near economic hubs like Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State Campus, and New Albany.Turnkey properties are popular in Old North, Merion Village, Southern Orchards, Old Towne East, Driving Park, North Linden, North Hilltop, Franklinton, Reynoldsburg, and Hungarian Village.For BRRRR and Fix & Flip, consider Eastmoor, Hilltop, Whitehall, and Linden.

What is driving the Florida market is simply it is too unaffordable for someone to buy a home here.I am based in Bradenton, FL (Manatee County).

PA is a great alternative to those because you can drive there and there are some great well-priced, lower tax alternatives to NY and NJ.

I had to build fences along my driveway accessing a drive under garage, because the retaining wall was more than 30" tall (standard building code item) but these properties were built in the 40s/50s and never had a fence there until I rented Section 8 and they required it.From a tenant perspective, I never had any of the issues James notes.

All you have to do is go out of town and as long as you can drive there and not have to fly things are a LOT easier!