The cost of living is extremely low compared to other cities and you can still many many positive cash flowing and 1% deals here.

I've recently started working for Presidential Title Group and live in Georgia.

And if they are 50-70% leveraged, AND the equity is performing at 5-7%, then most people would be living off of most of that come and have only about 10% of it to donate or sacrifice.

She lives outside of Charleston SC and wants something more local so that is why I started looking there and realized that there are many apartment buildings for sale in those states that look to be decent deals... at least much better deals than in NE. 

Probably 2bdr.I already live in the area, so I'm reasonably familiar with the area.What areas on the Peninsula, South or East Bay you'd recommend for the appreciation?

It's a safely issue for us, as we live in another unit in the house. 

@Chloe Hohmanunfortunately, since they have a mortgage, you won't be able to do seller finance.but let's step back.do you want to live in this townhouse? 

This can be a tall order for many just getting started.Otherwise, one way to get around that is to buy a a new house that you will "house hack" where you live in one side, and rent out the other side.  

Hope this is helpful for newbies or anyone who lives in Texas.   

My first post on BP, I've been a lurker for a long time.I sold my e-commerce company last year and have been doing some real-estate investing, I've bought and fixed up several personal homes over the years and have always wanted to get into real-estate investing.I live in CA, and I bought my first investment property in Temple Texas at the beginning of the year.