I plan to start my investing journey with an owner occupied multi-family in Albany or the surrounding cities.

Investments from CA tech companies is driving job and population growth. 

I'm finding that this strategy is helping people, building repour with people, and continuing to keep business moving forward while some say it's hard and sit on the sideline to wait until there is mass movement.Appreciate your time and reply and good to hear that you're experiencing some similar action a couple hours' drive away. 

Rae, I would keep checking the sites including FSBO, FaceBkMarktplace, and driving neighborhoods. 

In addition to my surrounding area of Bridgeport, I am also open to looking in New Haven County, Middlesex, and Hartford as well as an out of state market (Detroit, MI). 

The agent "worked" for 2 hours at the most including drive time to the closing.

I’ve always felt that if I find a property in an area where "I’d want to live," is usually a good sign, but I’m curious how you go about underwriting a deal.I’m in Phoenix, and I’ve been looking at the surrounding cities too.

For the latest rental market reports see this link:  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1NKewu6hPV_LrVR3G...'

However, there are several up and coming thriving communities surrounding the Texas metro centers that may be worth looking into.

Once I reached that goal, the drive for the next one felt just as strong.Reminder to enjoy the journey and that it’s not about the destination.Every goal you reach, you will enjoy it for a short time, then be on to the next one.How do you balance striving to do better and for more while understanding that it will never be enough?