I don't wholesale, let that be a grain of salt.

I guess my conversation with this gentleman should have been taken with a grain of salt.

Joel, I also operate mostly in retail properties, so take this with a grain of salt.

How about midwest or less hyped areas such as Milwaukee, Idaho, or Salt Lake City?

Some local investors have suggested find a great deal a hard money lender would be willing to pay the house and my savings pays for the renovation.Would love any suggestions or tips on how to approach this and maybe the types of properties that I should be targeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.Thanks ahead.

I'm completely new to this, so please take what I say with a grain of salt.

A lot of foreign investors like Chicago, for the following reasons:+ both cash flow and appreciation, lots of direct international flights, an affordable "world city"- the state of Illinois is in debt, taxes are high, building boom could dent cash flow + appreciationI can also recommend Salt Lake City:+ solid universities, great vacation rental market, great potential for growth, not as crazy as Denver,- weak cash flow, competitive RE market

Philadelphia,Tampa, Houston, and Salt Lake are good surprises from my perspective.

I'd still have to trim and take care of what little landscaping there is, so I might just take care of the lawn anyways since I will be in the area for my other properties.This won't be an issue for you, but I have a tenant take care of the snow at one place with reduced rent for the winter months, I provide the shovels and salt.  

700 is hard to get in Salt Lake, so if you're going there I'd plan for more.