Buy Rent Refinance Repeat Keep in mind my market is less expensive.I would buy a dated, but functional SFR at below market value using the 100K for the down payment.

I went through this process when I decided where to retire.At a high level, I used financial media, Wikipedia, and local news (many TV stations stream their local news broadcasts) to select a state and city.At the neighborhood level, I used CrimeReports to get a feel for crime and real estate listings to get a feel for the type of housing in the zip code.Then it's boots on the ground to home in on a specific choice.

PM makes or breaks out of state investing.also decent inspections of the properties prior to close and addressing major issues. not talking about an inspection report and have to do everything NO one can do that or should expect it but major systems should be all in place and functioning with nice lifetime left on them.. 

@Joe Wortham SBA loans are used to acquire real estate for small business (less than $5MM annual revenue) that intend on having a portion of their day to day operations/function as a part of that real estate.

In my market, a master bedroom below grade presents what we appraisers call functional depreciation, that is, a design problem.

But either I'm using the search function incorrectly or it just isn't user friendly.I'm rehabbing a small home and am considering the pro's and cons of an external package unit v. a ceiling heating unit.

Everyone has different reasons for doing or not doing something and in my opinion that applies to all industries and all job functions.

I was going to post about the search function, being able to search just by title/topic, but it was already discussed.Someone had commented that the FAQ isn't really a FAQ but an index, and there was discussion of an organizer.

The bandits currently occupying the White House saw that the best way to make it appear that we have a functioning economy was to make borrowing as easy as possilbe.

The gang of bandits currently occupying the White House knew that the only way to make it appear the the US had a functioning economy was to make borrowing as easy as possible.