My start in real estate was as an accidental landlord as well, but I'm now up to 4 units (2 SFRs and 1 duplex, in Chattanooga and Jacksonville).

I live in Clermont myself, but I own 3 units in Chattanooga (1 SFR and 1 duplex) and 1 unit in Jacksonville (SFR).

My name is Stephen Turner and as the title says, I live in Jacksonville, NC.

Properties in many areas (Like Jacksonville,Tampa bay area,etc) still seem very low, while in L.A we are already getting back to those 2008 highs.

Some of the student rentals over their do allow for 9 month leases I think but its the large complexes like sunchase and the student communities.If you want to get into Jacksonville area shoot me a message.Oh yea GO PIRATES!

You can also find good and bad in Jacksonville, FL., Memphis, TN., Louisville, KY., Houston, TX. and Kansas City.

I am currently a Student at the University of North Florida and was looking to buy a property in Jacksonville to manage while I am in school.

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone else here in Jacksonville does any sort of meet up group?

I got over investing in primary markets (Seattle, CA, Hawaii) and started investing in secondary markets like Birmingham, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Memphis, Little Rock, Jacksonville, Ohio, or other tertiary markets.This requires you to get outside of you comfort zone - which most adults don’t like to do.Sophisticated investors focus on the numbers… which require the Rent-to-Value Ratio of more than 1% is needed to be able to cashflow after expenses.

I'm a local investor and Realtor in Jacksonville/St.