After doing research I’ve chosen Milwaukee as my main market that I want to focus on since it can fit my price range but seeing the statistics on crime and the average salary is making me a bit wary.

@Tyler Smith I have a property management company that we started to help people achieve financially independent like we have through STR’s that is turnkey if you buy a turnkey property.

That's the beautiful thing about being an independent contractor and living in the age of technology!

To be able to quickly provide comfort and security while maintain independence.

I would have to go independent on the advising which is fine.

I knew I wanted to invest in real estate and gain financial independence about 5-6 years ago.

For those of you that have your real estate license, do you work for a real estate company (like remax, coldwell, etc) or do you do it independently?

Call a local independent insurance agent and get a rough idea what it will cost for a rental policy not a homeowners policy.

Texas has held the top spot on Site Selection's annual rankings for nine years in a row.https://www.bizjournals.com/au...I know you are simply a Realtor trying to hype your area with cherry picked data, but this is simply a single statistic that has no inherent meaning for the investors here.

Once we reran the numbers my DTI was perfectly in range and I could qualify for the loan independently.