@Charles Joshua Stallings thanks for the input.

@Charles Lecky,Maybe I'm misunderstanding the LTV part, are you saying you want to put down between 25% and 40%?

I caught another podcast one day that featured Charles Roberts, I really enjoyed it and Charles recommended "Set For Life" and oh WOW!!!!!!

I have been listening to a lot of podcasts, recently episode 278 with Charles Roberts.

I'm from Lake Charles, Louisiana and as of 3 months ago decided to get serious about investing in real estate.

@Charles Stanback ,Population growth, job growth, crime, schools, taxes, occupancy levels, labor availability, etc. are just some of the factors that play into it.Larger macro-economic things like credit markets can also have an impact at a given time,

And as @Charles LeMaire put it, there will always be bumps, but if this is your end goal, then you solve the problem, brush off, and move forward. 

Charles Simmons Jr with Counsellor Title Co areacode2923132.

@Charles Russell IIIYes!

@Rodolfo Canon I would second this - while I'm super new to the world of REI, I have been to a class that Chris, Charles and Joe put on and the info was great, environment was fun and it was a great way to network locally.