It's a bit overwhelming and lot of fears not knowing where to start and the houses and properties where I currently live (Minneapolis,MN) is ridiculously high I'm starting to look out of state trying to buy an investment property.

I paid $2,500 and that was considered one of the better rates, on a 3 unit commercial building in South Minneapolis.

@Phil Mcnally we still have a lot of 1% rule properties in Minneapolis.

Terry Metropolitan Area Zillow Home Annual Annual Annual Zillow Annual Value Indexiv ZHVI ZHVI Inventory Rent ZRI (ZHVI) Change (%) Change ($) Change Index Change (ZRI) United States $203,400 6.50% $12,500 -11.70% $1,432 2.20% New York, NY $426,100 7.10% $28,200 -16.80% $2,393 0.50% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $615,800 5.40% $31,600 -23.20% $2,720 4.40% Chicago, IL $212,900 5.30% $10,800 -9.30% $1,651 1.00% Dallas-Fort Worth, TX $217,100 9.10% $18,100 28.40% $1,596 3.00% Philadelphia, PA $219,000 3.00% $ 6,400 -16.10% $1,578 0.40% Houston, TX $183,300 4.60% $ 8,000 2.80% $1,532 -2.00% Washington, DC $384,700 2.40% $ 9,000 -10.70% $2,133 0.70% Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL $259,200 6.80% $16,400 -0.90% $1,848 -1.50% Atlanta, GA $182,200 6.70% $11,400 -11.60% $1,379 4.30% Boston, MA $432,300 6.50% $26,400 -19.10% $2,365 2.20% San Francisco, CA $871,300 6.00% $49,500 -32.00% $3,379 -0.10% Detroit, MI $142,700 7.60% $10,100 -16.90% $1,181 1.40% Riverside, CA $335,200 6.00% $19,100 -20.00% $1,840 6.20% Phoenix, AZ $242,100 6.50% $14,800 -12.60% $1,344 3.70% Seattle, WA $457,700 11.70% $48,100 -23.60% $2,198 5.60% Minneapolis-St Paul, MN $246,200 5.50% $12,800 -18.40% $1,623 5.30% San Diego, CA $555,800 6.20% $32,500 -31.00% $2,535 4.40% Tampa, FL $189,100 8.10% $14,100 -20.10% $1,364 2.30% Baltimore, MD $262,000 3.10% $ 8,000 -18.80% $1,730 0.20% Denver, CO $372,800 6.30% $22,000 -23.30% $2,035 1.80% Pittsburgh, PA $137,100 3.90% $ 5,100 -10.00% $1,067 -1.50% Portland, OR $369,000 6.00% $20,900 3.40% $1,872 4.70% Charlotte, NC $179,100 8.50% $14,000 -4.80% $1,284 3.60% Sacramento, CA $376,900 8.40% $29,100 -21.80% $1,813 7.00% San Antonio, TX $167,100 7.50% $11,700 3.70% $1,335 1.00% Orlando, FL $209,900 7.70% $15,000 -14.90% N/A N/A Cincinnati, OH $154,600 5.50% $ 8,100 -16.00% $1,273 2.90% Las Vegas, NV $236,800 11.20% $23,900 -24.50% $1,284 3.90% Columbus, OH $168,400 6.90% $10,800 -25.50% $1,324 2.70% San Jose, CA $1,076,400 12.30% $118,200 -60.40% $3,488 0.10% Austin, TX $280,700 8.50% $21,900 4.40% $1,690 -0.60% Virginia Beach, VA $222,300 2.50% $ 5,400 -4.80% $1,400 0.70% Providence, RI $273,300 6.20% $16,000 -13.90% N/A N/A Milwaukee, WI $214,900 3.70% $ 7,700 -4.30% N/A N/A Jacksonville, FL $184,800 6.80% $11,800 -6.50% N/A N/A

I chose these markets because they have a lower barrier to entry and in my opinion more value add potential compared to my home market of Minneapolis, MN.

I was able to buy 4 duplexes and a SFH in Minneapolis because I sold my home in Beijing (2009) for twice what I had paid for it 2 years earlier.

., Spokane, Phoenix, Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Montgomery, Birmingham, Jacksonville, Charleston, Nashville, Knoxville, Lexington, Richmond, NJ, Chicago, Lincoln, Kansas City, Minneapolis and on and on..

We think they are perfect in the $350k and under range in our market (Minneapolis/St.

Thank you again Marie for your post, but I mentioned before that my team contacted local cities and smaller cities do not have registered vacant properties except Minneapolis and St Paul, that's why I was checking if anyone on BP knew if there were companies that offer reliable information about vacant properties that have been vacant for 6+months.

I am a millennial (27 years old) and I purchased a duplex 3 years ago in Minneapolis.