Quote from @Roger Flot: McDonalds sells a delicious burger at a reasonable price and I am happy.When a pimply faced teen offers to toss a slice of processed cheese on it, the price goes up.My decision becomes obvious.What area of the gulf coast are you investing? 

I have been watching the emerald coast RE for over a year.  

Purchase price: $50,000 Cash invested: $4,000 5 bedroom 2 bath house located next to Western Illinois University - All in for 80k and rents have pushed to 2,100 / mo without any utilities included.

I am in a beach market (Gulf Coast FL) and a house 1 mile and a house 5 miles away from the beach may be 50%.  

@Candor RealSure anytime - we’ve been vacationing in the eastern and western White Mountains for 20+ years, and can answer any questions you have about that market.

HI Alex, I'm working a very similar transition on the West Coast for a client.

They are based up north on east coast but prob work around USA. 

Here’s an example of that:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/did-western-wealth-capita...Last week we did a show dedicated to capital calls with Mr Burke.Most of the investors on this site are active investors.

Try that on the west coast, where a 600,000 home became a 500,000 home in only 7 months during our price correction.

Having a Western NY forum could help seperate the confusion of the term "Upstate NY".