I have gone through large banks, small banks, and regional banks but I keep finding they all move at their own pace.

My long-term goal is to have multiple streams of income from these rental properties and possibly turn it into my primary source of income.I am from the Philadelphia region and this is the market that I am looking to exploit.

I invest in Durham Region, areas in York Region, Hamilton and Barrie.

I lived in the Kanto region, specifically Jiyugaoka in Tokyo, for a few years as an expat.  

I have no assets in the Watervliet region(not for lack of trying,) so I can't directly recommend it, but I can say that what I've heard from other investors suggests it's a good place to invest, and should the opportunity present itself, I would invest there.James, I published Rentals To Riches through CreateSpace on Amazon.com.

They are very unique people- just like the rest of us.

Also, almost everyone else works and can't hang out.I would check out freecampsites.net and wwoof.org for keeping costs down and getting some unique experiences.

That gets me to my number of $3200.As for the ARV, it was difficult, I could really only base it off of one comp that was sold as a foreclosed in the 80K region, then renovated and sold at 152K.

So here I am.I live on Long Island, NY, but to be honest I'm not entirely sure that this is an area I am that interested in investing in (even though most of the books I have read suggest the best policy is to start local, and stick to areas you are familiar with), because from what I have seen so far, there are other regions around the country that seem significantly more vibrant and expansive than the North East.

One can examine the price history of the region, particularly in Los Angeles.