I'm a new member to BiggerPockets (well kind of), looking to get more involved in the BiggerPockets community and become more engaged with investors from the Cedar Valley in eastern Iowa.

I too am a new real estate investor and local to Mattapoisett seeking 3-4 unit properties in South Eastern MA, primarily New Bedford.  

in eastern mass the only areas that will cash flow are in the tougher cities with higher crime...i find that cities have nicer parts and thats where i focus bc tenants will seek out those better streets/areas...in these tough cities my strategy is to rent soley to section 8 tenants in these areas bc the section 8 rents are more than market rents and these tenants tend to stay much much longer...i have never missed section 8 rent in 5 years, even during evictions!

I myself invest in single-family homes and small multifamily buildings in the eastern suburbs of Cleveland.

The Grove, Province, Bellamy, and whatever the new place at Eastern and Crittendon is called will certainly attract their fair share of students.  

Thank you Michael, with so many posts coming from the eastern U.S. 

For example: could a home in the north-eastern corner of the Las Vegas addition pull comps from the north-western corner of Gatewood (assuming the homes are identical in terms of interior/rehab quality)?  

Check out his website: http://professionalinvestorsguild.comAlso has a meetup page: https://www.meetup.com/Eastern-Shore-Real-Estate-I...Look forward to meeting you!

Excited to take the next big step and dive in to the real estate world. 

I am looking in my backyard eastern NC