Too many newbies seem to think they can blindly follow "old" advice in today's real estate market and be successful.Many, basically get taken advantage of by those in the industry that have an incentive to keep newbies blind to new realties, just to keep their good times rolling.What many newbies have figured out is that they can't make the numbers work on rental purchases in their states - like California, Arizona, New York, New Jersey, Washington, etc.What they have NOT figured out is that if they go to cheaper markets, they aren't being shown Class A rentals to buy.

I got approved for up to $300K. I'm looking at all kinds of properties, all over the city. Old, new, ghetto areas, Katy, cypress. The expenses seem to be much more than the rent. Even air bnb only books 40-60% but tha...

The Latest OTM episode calls out some markets that I've been hearing about for a while, ie Dallas, but one specifically that caught my ear....

Quote from @Edreco Amosco Amosco Amos: Hello BP community,I am fairly new to real estate.

I agree that I am bullish on this taking the PHX market to the next level.

I would compare the return on your rental to your stock market portfolio.

Not unless she adds more real estate work.So we are actually in agreement.

I am wondering if anyone has good places to research affordable yet healthy/upcoming markets to invest in MA. looking to get into my first househack/203k so just trying to figure out where to look.

I live in the Lancaster PA area.I am new to real estate investing and looking to connect with any local investor.

Or should I focus entirely on building cash flow and leveraging real estate?