This is especially true in the over $200,000 market which is soft due to all the oil layoffs.Houston also seems to be the "in" place to be for investors from all over the country. 

We moved to the Temecula area from Orange country 2 years ago but my wife still works in Irvine.

The other benefits are asset appreciation, principal pay down by tenant, and tax deductions (which I'm sure vary greatly by country).

We are an investor friendly HUD Brokerage that also does rehabs for our out of State and out of Country investors.Contact me and I can give you contact info for a great contractor in Altamonte Springs.

Something that is "real" step-by-step, so I can learn it and figure which out path is best for me and my market.

@Eric Ko, it looks like you're already on the right path.

They come and work at the embassy for a couple years and leave....but many of them want their capital left behind in this country.

@Eugene LeeThe average rental income in maybe 80% of the country averages from under 1% to 1.5% of your purchase price in monthly rents.

Recently picked up The Millionaire Real Estate Investor and I'm excited to get started with my first rental property :)I'd love to connect with anyone in Chicago or anyone who's also on the path to their first property.

Hi @Michael Domaskin, Glad to have you on BP and thanks for your service for this country!