Make sure you get on a plane and visit the place you are looking to invest in.

The cash flow will come as rents increase but year one or two - the reality is break even to small positive cash flow with 25% or 30% down.Hopefully there are some investors from the Midwest that can chime in.I’m a Sunbelt investor but the Midwest is solid - nothing is inexpensive anywhere and if it is the area is a dead end podunk market - I think you will have greater success looking in the cities I suggest.I would also encourage to get on a plane and go to a few of these other markets and see what you think.

I am on a plane right now.

Hi all,A friend of mine and I are planing to partner up and fix and flip properties.

@Dwight CookI second the comment to just rip the band aid of its easy to rent the units If it's not so easy raise em all a little and push the very low units closer to realityThis should mitigate losing a few tenants at once while moving you closer to your goal of market ratesI've had success with a 2 year plane to take a smaller financial loss of rent potential while avoiding high vacancy and all the effort to replace a good tenant.

Thanks to them I haven't paid for a plane ticket in nearly two years and I've flown business class at least 25% of the time.

We are planing to put the house on the market by end of April 2020.  

I talked to the neighbor (tenant) about what I am planing to do, he said he will talk to the landlord to see if he want to cut the whole tree to prevent any future damages on the new fence.

Also, VA will not qualify for anything in a flood plane, so beach front may be out.

I'm literally on a plane headed to Cincy now and plan on checking on a couple of these areas while I'm in town.