That location is probably one of the best places to be in America to be an investor.Locate in a market that is convenient for you and is popular as far as sales go.  

I'm excited to see your education and progress take off with a bang. 

Keep up the courage and create some action steps for yourself to keep your progress moving forward.  

Affordable - apartment units, which are the most popular purchases for foreign buyers are approx.

This map is a bit outdated:  http://www.akc.org/akc-dog-lovers/bsl-popularity-on-decline-nationwide/If you want to change any laws on HOAs it always takes a vast majority (in my primary residency case it is 75% and in my rental place it is 61%). 

I can see getting a substantial discount there, though even that may be limited somewhat now, since rehabbing/flipping properties seems to have become rather popular since the last bubble / HGTV, so I suppose there's competition there, too.

As far as the credit situation goes, you are also correct, there is alot I wish I would have learned sooner, but everything happens for a reason and its a work in progress.

You're doing great progress Debbie, keep it up and good luck on the first deal

http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/04/real_estate/oregon...And still I can find 1% plus along the coast (mls). Hey,  compared to what is out there nationwide ( many burned out cities with bad weather)  this looks very attra...

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