I live in the north Seattle metro area, so I'm thinking it would probably be smart to try and buy something less expensive in a different market, but I'm just not sure where to start.

@Lawrence Lloyd paclob If you are interested in north east Ohio you will want to give The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods a read.

@David Hajaj I flip in North Florida and @Vee Vu I live in Ca. also. 

I85 North 45 minutes.  

This property is in North Las Vegas in an area I would rate as a C+ area, consisting of mostly older homes built in the 60's and early 70's with nice size lots, for Las Vegas area, around 6,000 sq/ft.  

I'm in North Tampa however ready to network with people ready to buy, sell and invest.

I usually go with 5% of the purchase price, that's been pretty accurate for me in my market (North Jersey)

To summarize, cheaper homes in the County border the City: 1) Gwynn Oak - which is inside of the Beltway (695), north of Route 40, and has a good amount of rentals and many houses in this price range or below. 2) Parts of Catonsville - parts closer to the City, inside of the Beltway, south of Route 40, Academy Heights for example. 3) Also, areas near St.

My wife and I have just recently been in discussions with a GC in North Phoenix regarding a partnership opportunity on a fix-and-flip.

I'm not exactly brand new to bigger pockets but I never posted an introduction and I'm still new to REI. I've been reading and contributing to the blog for several months now and have listened to about 80 of the podca...