The only problem is I live in San Diego and I feel that everything is so expensive nowadays making it hard to break into real estate investing.

Colorado is pretty appealing and nowadays, with telecommuting, people can live where they want .

It can take several years, but they seem to go by faster nowadays.

So excited to have this BP community as a wonderful resource! I am a newbie aiming to purchase my first rental this year in the challenging Dallas (DFW metroplex) market. Would love to get your feedback on realistic c...

They are those people that work on those large erections of steel you see at a petrochemical refinery.

My properties are in another state and i use a bank in town, they also have all my mortgages, i feel if they are giving me the mortgages i may as well bank with them, that also helps for loans when you need them. you can pretty much do all your banking online nowadays, so it's easy to access the funds.

Hard money acts like bank capital, nowadays.

I'm in the south of Atlanta market (Hampton, Griffin, etc.)2% anywhere around is pretty tough nowadays.

There are several reasons for this including the high cost to develop ($100-200K plus into earth work before you even get a building up which means you have to erect 15-20,000 square feet for the project to be viable)----Basically you need to swing for the fences and then be able to feed the alligator (negative cash flow) for 18-36 months unless you are in a VERY hot market. 

My renters are contractors, those guys you see on big erections of steel at a petrochemical refinery.