We were interested in the 6th St E deal in St Paul, MN, due to several factors: High Profit Potential: The property offered a significant profit margin, with a purchase price of $135,000 and a sale price of $265,000.

Here is a consolidated list of counties in Idaho to invest.Investing in real estate in Idaho can be highly rewarding, particularly in counties experiencing robust growth and development.

Like a lot of cities in California, San Mateo has a housing shortage, which can be seen through the high costs of housing and the increasing homeless population.

Brendan,In banking terms you might be "Risked out" meaning too many mortgages which equal "Excessive Tradelines" and those two things equal high risk.

First I start in LA but then can't find anything that makes sense as its highly competitive strong tenant rental control rights, etc.

Some criteria to consider when evaluating a market are:- school districts-crime rate- job/population growth  If the crime is low, schools are reputable, and job/population growth are steady/high, chances are you are looking in the right markets. 

@Eli Joffe the most general but applicable advice in your situation is to start focusing on high cash-flow properties with low equity growth potential in the beginning in order to have the cash to boot strap.Once you have a few properties under your belt, then start phasing in nicer homes which tend to be lower cash-flow with higher equity growth potentialThe former helps you boot-strap using more labor and the latter helps build wealth more passively and with less tenant struggles.

Both of them are by the bedroom and this new one I just completed a master bedroom build added on to the back of the house with a private entrance for myself so I’m currently renting out the other 3 beds.Which cost me thousands more than I expected due to contractors not performing like I had expected etc etc. 

Have had it happen in personal houses before, it was usually due to humidity in cities with high, high humidity. 

Its high level, but just meant to persuade the next step of due diligence.I disagree with the Columbus broker, so take it for what its worth.