Finding flipper (cash buyers) is easy if you can find deals to attract those buyers.

the Underwriter will ask this question to make sure you're not accumulating investment properties through initial OO interest rates. 3) Lastly, if the property is within the same neighborhood or nearby your current residence, you will asked by the Underwriter to justify that the additional purchase is the same area is not an investment property, this one is easy, just make sure you're either buying a larger property and say your family is growing, or if you're buying a smaller property than what you currently live in just say you're downsizing to a smaller home and they'll be satisfied with either answer.

Fees should be clearly stated, easy to understand, and justifiable.

Easy to over-look and time is needed to square this away.Those who prefer to purchase vacant properties do so to avoid all of this - not a bad way to go.

As far as financing, I feel like thats easy for up to 4 units ( try and buy a 4 unit first, or a 3 unit ) because you can do FHA or a state program to help get started for like 3.5-5% down!

Amazing!  if you think buying a flip and rehabbing are complicated then wait until you get into the accounting portion.  Determining the many ways to take advantage and properly expense everything can make your head s...

they could really ignite certain parts of the region depending on what they choose...I feel like VA near their data centers would be a easy choice - cheap and w/ incentives.

The accounting will be easy and most likely insignificant to the decision.

And many folks starting out need the addl cash for living so REI becomes the Job that pays the bills.But that type of career trajectory doesn't leave you with an easy exit strategy - especially an early exit strategy. 

I typically buy houses that are in good school districts because in general good school districts have very nice neighborhoods that make the house easy to rent out.