Have also done work in DC and Maryland and would say Virginia has significant benefits over DC and Maryland because it is more business friendly and jurisdictions are willing to work with not against developers on projects I mentioned as well as you mentioned With the federal government and government contractors not going away - area is great for investment.

Hi @Radhika S.Memphis, TN has great cash flow properties and Tennessee is a Landlord friendly state.

I have a few e-mail addresses of new Aussie friends and gave the BP site to many.

In a tenant friendly state you have to.BTW, when you list, there's a fair housing law. you cannot deny a sec 8 if they qualify. your standards need to be the same for everyone

One thing of encouragement is I have many personal friends and clients invested in Western and their values are up almost 300K with larger rent increases as well so I m hoping you have experienced the same results!

If someone doesn't want to do the work and put in the time to invest in RE, stocks and index funds is probably the better way to go - I've stopped trying to convince my friends (the mortgage free people) the benefits of RE. 

Maybe you are talking about building more townhome style, which, I have a builder friend that just built a four townhomes and are selling fine, as well.  

Do you have a family member or friend who's achieved what you want to achieve?

Hi real estate friends,My wife and I recently bought our first home in Co springs area close to garden of the gods and other attractions in the area. to no surprise our interest rate is a whooping 7.1%, the main house has 4 - BD 2 B. our mortgage is $4009. the property we bought has an attached dwelling unit on the side of it, completely independent from the main unit we live in, we are currently renting it out for 2 years for a tenant for $1545, It has one bedroom one bath.My question is what are some ways to scale especially since in the current market (is kind of almost impossible)?

I was in the middle of connecting with folks that biggerpockets found I was also friends with on Facebook.