Either option is good but they both have pros/consNEW BUILD - You'll have all those warranties, 1 year, 2 year, 10 yearEXISTING HOME - You might have more freedom for what you can do with the house, no HOA & larger backyardA lot of new builds are offering interest rate buy downs that are lower than the regular market right now.  

I am in central Indy and have not seen much of it yet I see in other markets it has a lot of success.

I'm not sure if I'm budgeting too much for expenses or if that's just how the market is in my area because it is very difficult to find anything that cash flows positive.

Do you invest in the Gary Market?

The pre-approval allowed us to make an offer before the condo we purchased was even advertised as being on the market.

Rent control laws are market specific.  

I am BRAND new to REI and am looking to potentially make a buy and hold play in the next year, Reno might be that market for me under the right circumstances. 

Anytime the media spits out news coverage on rates, it has already been baked into the market from Wall St.

In some markets you could do 250k pre tax off 1 flip, others will require a higher volume of flips.

Considering how crazy the real estate market is here in Florida, I've been evaluating alternate means of sourcing potential investment properties, one of those being tax deed sales.