We have two young kids and I am a football coach!  

My wife and two kids live overseas (near France), but we go back to Northern California and Washington DC for two months every summer.  

A little about me : • I own a condo (5 yrs ) and I might be selling this summer (still deciding )• I'm engaged and getting married next year• no kids yet• love sports (Bball, football , baseball )• loooooove my job My Real estate goal is to become a buy and hold investor (SFR and/or small multifamily) for positive cash flow, to have the ability to have a better retirement , and leave something for my future kids to have when I kick the bucket.Where I live in NY its seems like it's too expensive to afford any buy and hold properties or house hack without having a 2hr commute to work and from but I could be wrong.I've read a couple of posts that the surrounding areas of NYC its also not really good for cash flow or ROI so I'm open to looking into other places to invest that are not too far from where I live that's more affordable (150k and less, SFR) , Any suggestions anyone ?

My other interests include: Music, Business, Food, Consumer Advocacy, Investing, Football, Baseball. - Mike

Being in a high tax bracket in France, I'm so far mainly interested in making deal(s) that can also help me decrease the tax pressure on our family while increasing our assets base.looking forward to exchanging with the community, be it from US, France (not sure there are members from France) or anywherelse.

I'm definitely ready for the football and basketball to start up again.I think your path of flipping leading into long-term rentals is exactly where my partner and I are headed.

With football season starting we may need to rearrange things some, but if you're interested please send me some mail and I will get you on the list.

I am now testing a market that I know enough for my next investment property which happens to be in France but you don't have to go that far :-) I'd suggest you build enough experience with local rentals before you buy in a different area though.

I was looking for a local investor in California several months ago when word first broke that the FBI was developing their new headquarters, plus the hefty investment in the local football program out there.  

I played football, so I remember the rivalry.