NJ is a big one—places like Newark, Paterson, or even smaller towns have better cash flow potential.

I found this forum through the audiobook Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate.I live in the Bay Area in CA, but have invested in Florida, where I fully own three townhouses bought over the past 10 years.

I currently broker LIHTC multi-family for a large firm coast to coast and am also interested in MF in the Arizona submarkets as well, and will eventually invest on that scale - I just figure breaking into the state through SFH flips may be a more risk adverse way to understand the pros and cons to phoenix submarkets.

It depends on how each rental is cash-flowing, but that could eat into your cash flow.

Are you looking for cash flow/appreciation/a little of both?

Quote from @Erick Pena: A "good" rental property is one that covers all expenses (mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance, property management fees, and any other costs) and still leave a surplus (commonly referred to as cash flow).Calculate cash flow as: Cash Flow = Rental Income − Operating Expenses − DebtThere's much more to it, but that's the basic idea.

and how you  reached a cash flow number of $500 per month? 

Oregon is a prime region for seller and creative financing on real estate transactions. I've personally utilized private notes on three transactions and participated in another handful of negotiations with sellers on ...

Its not as easy but once you are up in running you are building a brand, equity in your business, and also constant flow of leads.

Hi KyleThe way most real estate for sale is priced these days there’s little to no cash flow after debt service with 25% down - borrowing a down payment would put the investor in a negative monthly position.