We live in the bay area because this is where our jobs are and we have family in the area, but we prefer to invest in landlord friendly states.

Treat this property as a business and factor in all the associated expenses, including mortgage payments (if you pull a loan), maintenance, and potential vacancy periods.To simplify management and make this less of a hands-on job, I’d strongly recommend working with a property management company.

Without population growth, your rental income will lag behind inflation, requiring you to find additional sources of income.How long your rental income lasts depends on the job growth in the investment city.Non-government jobs are inherently temporary.

I will talk to the tech team to see what the cost to implement a solution like this on new arrivals could look like.

Hi Benjamin, I’m in japan and doing real estate investing here for about 8 years in different styles besides my full time job.

 - flipping is a job, stop flipping and stop making money.  

These cities boast a forecasted job growth rate of 38%, driven by a thriving tech sector, healthcare expansion, and a business-friendly environment, which continues to fuel property appreciation.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

My wife and I have a W2 job. 

I have had several cases where I finally got cops or government officials to only do their job after being very loud to the newspapers, but it does work.