"Blocking the market" only occurs in the commerical insurance world - not personal lines.2.

Personally, my husband and I have only purchased new construction (both for investments and personal homes).

One thing I've noticed many experienced investors are recommending to do, but many first-time investors don't practice is; to go and see the out-of-state property in person.

As for picking a specific market - I would go after one with an increasing job and population growth.

This makes it easier to count on the income for your personal budgeting.

With the Notre Dame campus in addition to Amazon's $11 Billion Data center project, and Microsoft coming to town the area is poised for some serious growth over the next 5 years.

I have been asked this question countless times and below are my top 7 reasons why I believe Katy, Texas is a great location for any serious real estate investor.Strong Market Growth: Katy's real estate market has shown consistent growth, with a year-over-year increase in median home prices.

If you find one who has rental properties and has first hand experience that can be VERY helpful.The conflict of interest is a common question, but really a non-issue if you consider the size of the market and how many properties an agent can buy.My team and I work with a lot of investors and yes I personally buy a handful of properties every year, but there are about 30,000 transactions every year in Milwaukee.

I have personally not worked on any of these but it does not seem to be anything too crazy.It's an FHA Loan that can be combined with other FHA products like a 203k.I am a Loan Officer for "Correspondent Lender" so I can operate under the rules of over 100 lenders...I would be able to place this in a few hours with 1 email...We would just have to make sure all the boxes are checked...Energy Efficient Improvements Must Be Cost-EffectiveThe financed portion of an Energy Package must be cost-effective.

In my personal opinion, MF is so competitive and I have be focusing solely in hotels so I feel it is a strong asset class.