Also, in my experience, it's typically much easier to negotiate with another agent.

@Eric Fernando - Yes, with it being gutted it makes it easier for the electrician, otherwise they have to punch holes in walls and fish wires through.

You might find it easier to get a fixed rate second.

Indeed if my career had started 5 years earlier it would have feen far easier to get into the market as my income and savings really only hit a good place around 2014...This summer we purchased a rental home which will eventually become our primary residence for more than I would have dreamed of a few years ago and in the end we had to ask ourselves two questions.

I'm trying to find an easier way to track mileage to and from my properties and I can look through my location history on my phone and see exactly what days I drove to them.

It is typically much easier for you to buy "turnkey", however in my experince you will buy better quality from an owner who occupied the property than a hous that has been professionally flipped and the remodelling has been done skin deep.Cash and quick closing is not always an advantage.

@Mark Poshak it's easier said than done but there are opportunities in every market for those that are willing to work hard enough to find them.

It seems easier to be a RE agent in an area you're already familiar with, but with such incredibly low inventory I'd imagine it's tough to make a living with all of the agent competition out there.My gut tells me to just find wherever my new job is going to be and then look into the investment side of things. 

If you sign a year lease and give 60 day notice are you entitled to your deposit if unit clean?

Is it easier to go to the city with an expired 30 days to vacate notice or an eviction notice?