With a FHA Loan I could easily afford a 300,000-350,000 property and start my REI journey.

.--- The tenants just won't cooperate:Yes, you can try to get in with a Legal Entry, but then they can easily sabotage the showing by:----- Being rude----- Keeping the house dirty (or worse)----- They can keep an aggressive dog in the house when they are not there----- They can deliberately leave an unattended minor alone in the houseYour current PMC should be taking the time to address and explain all this to you!

This why I can so easily say NO, if it were '08' all over again NO, 99% of you would NOT be buying like you lament and promise if ya just had a chance.

I’m assuming most of you are going to say BP for deal analysis calculator, but curious what you are using to easily find comps for ARVs, etc. 

I would have to guess they easily spend six figures a year on marketing.

They are also two zip codes you can get burned on really easily if you don't know the neighborhoods and don't spend the time doing your due diligence.  

My best advice is to work with someone who has your best interests at heart and can easily plug you in with their network of trusted GCs, lenders, PMs.

Resist the temptation of buying what your family wants and instead buy something you'll be able to easily rent when you move!

Came across the area from a co worker as an out of state investor and realized that certain areas are able to hit the 1% rental target easily.

You can easily incorporate language into your agreement of sale that allows the transfer of the sales contract to an LLC that has not yet been created.