I live nearby UWM in Milwaukee (53211 ZIP) so the duplexes on average are about 300k-400k right now.

Taking the advice from Brandon turner he mentions you need to have your crystal clear criteria as this will narrow down and tune in what you should start looking for.My CCC would relate towards my goal of beginning my momentum train through house hacking1- primary residence, anywhere from single to four plex depending on if I have the capital to.2-It will be in the same city or nearby from where I currently work in Palmdale CA. 3- condition, not to sure to be honest if I get a fixer upper what repels me from this is not having to capital to fix it.

Any recommendations for specific or other nearby neighborhoods to dive deeper into within my price range (~250-300K)?

.), but feel I’m a little late to the game since it seems that everyone in the Tri-State area swarmed there starting last year.Ideally looking for a small multi-fam which I can house hack, but also open to SFR’s as well, my main focus is on obtaining a property that produces a positive cash flow.Was hoping if anyone could provide some insight into how this market is currently faringOr Any general advice from those who have/are invested in the areaOr Any recommendations for specific nearby neighborhoods to research deeper within my price range (approx. 250-300K)Thank you all!

I think there's only so much justification for an out-of-family price especially considering the market forces that are nearby.

I think me being new I would feel more comfortable having an office nearby.

Devon,I am very new to this, but when I was analyzing my area, I found there wasn't a good market for rent by the room as opposed to Chicago nearby where it is much more common.

I charge a flat fee from buyers to assist them with wholesale deals in West Michigan and have wholesalers from Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Muskegon and other areas nearby just sending me their deals so I can push them out to my network of buyers.   

I'm grooming my 6 year old now by telling him that he has a house in a nearby city.

My thought is to look for older (2+ years) homes nearby that have sold recently as better comps, but I don't know if they'll consider it.Thanks!