@Karen Margrave Actually a federal appeals court in California ruled that taking pictures of people through their windows is legal as long as your not standing on their property.

I might be able to go to San Diego, California which I don't know anything about.One thing that makes San Diego very appealing is that there are a lot of REI meetup groups, where Anchorage only has one consisting of 4 beginner flippers.

We sold a triplex for $62,000 & at the close the buyers were annoyed that the assessed value was ONLY $48,000.A year later there was a city wide re-assessments to MVA.The buyers called me to tell me their property was now worth $98,000.I told them to appeal it but to no avail, so they happily pay double the property taxes.Oh well, it's all a matter of interpretation!!

The more I think about it, the less appealing that sounds!

Personally after living there for 2 years the Corpus Christi /Kingsville market is very appealing.

This is my first post on BiggerPockets--I'm fairly new to real estate investing, looking for an entry point based on my financial and personal circumstances, and the turnkey model looks fairly appealing.

Even beat up hardwood is more appealing to a tenant than stained or worn carpet.You said you don't have time to have them sanded.

The curb appeal is not there.

It appeals to me because it is a way to get started in real estate investing that doesn't require a large amount of money.

Tom GoansAgain, thank you for the advice -- I'm sure it'll prove to be invaluable, and I definitely want to appeal to investors, of course... and someday hopefully be one myself!