I still think a lipstick rehab is ok for a first-time investor, but you just have to be careful about getting in too deep on your first deal.

There are plenty of inexpensive homes within a 20-30 minute drive of Hershey (Hershey Park, Chocolate World, Concerts) and Harrisburg (State Capital). 

I wanted to reach out to this amazing community because I’m working on something exciting and could use a bit of guidance.For the past 15 years, I’ve been deep in the world of real estate investing, and it’s truly changed my life.

My lawyer did a deep dive and discovered that it appears the county tax appraiser erroneously removed the husband from the title one year when updating the parcel tax record, probably incorrectly reading the divorce agreement and not actually looking up to see if a quit claim had been signed.

Unfortunately there is no magic template that works everywhere and we often let the market drive choices as that is what will put $$ back in our pocket.

Your one-bedroom condo may not be a great fit for insurance company relocations (for families displaced by fires), but if your other rentals have two-three bedrooms this may be another way to fill your rentals.I haven't done this, but follow a MTM guy on YouTube that suggests driving by the local "Extended Stay" hotel and looking for company vans in the parking lot.

If not, I'd strongly recommend staying in the city for a weekend, driving around to different areas that you're looking to invest in and just getting a feel for the zip codes that you'd like to invest.I'd also like to pass along this zip code breakdown done by Doug Skipworth and Dean Harris (from Crestcore) to give you a better idea of which areas to look for deals and which areas to avoid: https://youtu.be/cl69pb2DvEo?

@Jay Hinrichs We've really investigated Detroit vs other Midwest cities as part of our Deep Dive series and found Detroit is a bit of an odd duck.With most cities, as you get closer to the city itself, the subrubs increase in value.

I only drive on the interstate when I can use my peach pass or you will sit in traffic for hours barely moving.Lots of CA and NY buyers moving away from political views and government changes they do not believe in.

The tenants love her, she stays on top of maintenance, has implemented upgrades to improve the property and drive rent increases (much to my dismay, LOL), organizes fun themed events with catered food for tenants, manages evictions and oversees the building's Section 8 program.