Buy and hold strategies are typical in cash-flowing markets, usually off the coast (especially in the Midwest/Southeast).

Due to the market being in the gutter we were going to lose our shirts if we tried to sell our home (3 or 4 similar foreclosed homes within a mile radius) so we were able to rent it and (after a hellacious time getting a second mortage) move to another home.

There s one on sale about 2 miles from my current rental.It's a little over priced and I don't have money for the down payment and I just bought my rental.I LL keep reading and learning hopefully make it happen in the next couple of days.Could use someone to help me brainstorm my situation and create a game plan...

I made a full price offer immediately after getting the email without seeing the property and it was literally 3 miles from me.

I know the data is freely available online via BLS, etc. but we don't have time to write python scripts to do a nationwide or southeast report.

. - but location is the most important, try to stay within a mile from your subject unless you're in a rural/unique area.

That whole 100 mile thing, which has very rare exceptions.

Carts go behind the horse and right now your cart is a mile in front of the horse. 

Meetup.com type in real estate and how many miles you are willing to travel and it will show you the meetings in your area.

@Steve RozenbergI am currently working a Million dollar land deal, as a middle man.The investor has done over 100 deals in the North East claiming (the never close on the actual closing date) this is his first deal in the South East and does not want to put any money in escrow.States that if they require the escrow money to move forward the deal is off, and he will move on.