Welcome Jamie to BP , Atlanta is really diverse which is ideal for investors , so depending on your criteria you are not going to have a problem finding properties to fit your need. glad to see you will be in this market and in CA .Best of luckTo your success  

Our goal is to invest and fix up a diverse portfolio of properties, in Vermont and eventually out of state, to eventually bring in enough of a passive income through our investments to quit the day job. 

My wife, Monalisa and I just celebrated our 24th anniversary.

BiggerPocket was started 10 years ago this month, so to celebrate we are throwing a BiggerPockets Party on October 22nd in Denver, Colorado.

Remember commercial real estate is so diverse that it is important to make relationships with lenders and brokers that deal in your 'space.'      

On Indy SFH#2 and 3 (both Class C) I haven't owned them long, #2 owned for almost 10 months, just closed on #3 time will tell - hopefully they will be good investments since Indy has a diverse economy and companies are moving there.I'm not saying the Midwest or the South are bad areas to invest - it's more landlord friendly than the San Francisco Bay Area and NYC Definitely do lots of research and get a full inspection and sewer line scope. 

As we approach the beginning of the third quarter of 2020 it is apparent that we are in an unprecedented time in the market with historically low interest rates and uncertainty in the market surrounding COVID-19. As a...

There are definitely people doing well here in Chicago though, and I don't think you are going to find many markets that provide the diversity of opportunity that exits here.

Chicago is so vast and diverse that 400k can get you a tiny condo in one neighborhood and a 12 unit in another. 

I also come from a project management background, so was well aware of the amazing feats that can be accomplished with a competent team.When it was time to invest, I scanned all markets I had any sort of access to, evaluated which other ones I could enter with reasonable safety by utilizing unfamiliar teams on the ground, then crossed that over with potential returns.I'm a pure cashflow investor, never like to speculate, so reliable monthly cashflow was criteria no. 1, followed closely by no. 2 - ease of management and low maintenance, then finally no. 3 - Affordability (which equals hedge and diversity), and last but not least, no. 4 - would I like to visit once or twice a year, at worst case, if things require my hands-on attendance.A combination of the four pointed at Japan, which is where I'm primarily invested (with smaller portions of our family portfolio in the US, Europe and Australia), although I'm only living there half the year at this point, thanks to good team utilization which means I don't need to go there unless I want to - this may change now that the yen's down and our son's nearing primary school age - which is the whole point of renting where you live and investing where the money and the environment works for you - to retain the flexibility and lifestyle benefits of being able to work and live anywhere we want at any given time.This is, of course, a long process of rationalization and calculation summarized in a nutshell - if I haven't bored you to death yet, and you want to hear more about the hows and whys of investing overseas, feel free to contact me. :)Best of luck in your chosen path, you seem to be considering all the right factors before embarking on it - I'm sure you'll enjoy the ride.