Ben does a high quality job, but he may be a little higher priced.

I have a 401K through my W2 job.

By planting these fixed seeds that are and continue to pay dividend, it stabilized my income flows and concurrently allowed me to build up reserves for additional purchases. 

Price / Rent Ratio - lower the better Avg Median Income - feeds into #2, not as important on its ownAvg Median Price - feeds into #2, not as important on its ownAvg Median Rent - feeds into #2, not as important on its ownRent % of Income - rent should be >1/3 of incomeSociodemographic Rank - should be high (used this article)Population Growth - should outpace US average (used this site)Jobs Growth - highger the better (used Forbes data: example)Law Favorability - should be landlord-friendly (used Avail: example)State Tax Favorability - should be favorable (used this article)Poverty Level - should be low (used city-data.com)Crime - should be below US average of 290 (used city-data.com)Industries Present - should be diverse (used city-data.com) Here are the markets I evaluated: Bend, ORGreenville, SCCharlotte, NCMeridian, IDMidland, TXSpartanburg, SCHuntsville, ALKent, WAWithout any further delay, here is my market analysis laid out with selection criteria and markets: As you can see, the Top 2 Markets are: Meridian, IDCharlotte, NCand they are mostly green across the board, hitting all selection criteria, at a reasonable purchase price for my first investment at a young age.Now that I've completed a brief analysis, I'm looking to dive into deal finding and developing my Core 4.What are your thoughts on my preliminary market analysis?

I am currently looking for another fix and flip opportunity between my full time management job and training for my first ultra marathon! 

She does a great job working with investors!

Good job with reading and getting educations.

I am still in highschool, and my parents want me to go to college for four years and get a high paying job. i think the best way for me to start out is get into a trade (hvac) and save for about 2 years, i will be 19-20 by then and have enough for my first deal and be able to apply for a mortgage.

I would wait until you have at least 20 % down payment before purchasing another property, unless your main day job can help cushion the expense cost (vacancy, repairs, taxes, insurance etc).

I especially liked, "Have you had any luck in finding an insurance company that will provide you insurance that will kick in in the event your tenants lose their jobs?