I pay 8% in Vegas where my average rent is $2,000-2,2000. 

The greatest and probably only leverage I have as an out of state investor is the proof of funds to show I have the liquidity and the risk tolerance to average 2-3 deals per month.The Yelp thing is specific to California and only for companies.

The average Section 8 rent for a 3BR house in Jax is around $2,000.

Prosper averages a 3-4% default rate (I would suggest 5% to be conservative).I have been investing with Prosper since 2007 and their loans absolutely default.

@Ed Lopez our thoughts:1) $65 is average hourly rate for handyman in Metro Detroit.

Even if you rent at a break even or slight loss, if you could have 3 years of rental income offsetting your mortgage while realizing 3-6% appreciation, could be worth it, especially if you think appreciating for this area will exceed national averages.

Where I'm from people do not like living in apartments/high-rises and so on, but I think more options like that would make housing more affordable to the average citizen.

Markets with disproportionately high new construction, like Austin, TX, will see rent growth pace behind inflation or even (again) fall slightly on average.

the key will be breaking the Broker code its one thing for Brian to get a look at good deals its another for the average investors 

Nobody likes to work hard in the heat.The biggest concern in the past has been winter, but 2024 was the warmest year on record and we have seen +3F on average in every season, which really took the edge of winter (you can call it brown grass season now) while summers are pleasant 75-85F.The cost of living is low, yet the quality of live is relatively high.