This strikes me as a town that has artificially low real estate prices due to government capture by the casino industry.

This town is an up and coming neighborhood that I believe is going to be one of the biggest appreciation markets in Oregon.

I started with slightly negative net worth, no cash, and a pocket full of dreams ;) So not too shabby I think..Some other like David, Bebe, Minh, Ben, etc. have crushed it even more ;) I think my biggest mistake in investing was completely ignoring flips while I was building my rental portfolio..

He is very knowledge to local market as well.Property management will be one of the biggest hurdles for most out of state.

I love getting into projects which involve updating sad looking spaces with the biggest bang for my buck and would love to apply this to a rental property of my own. 

Biggest obstacle, is the tenants are not married, they are about 24, so I could see them being shy about a long-term investment.

The biggest challenge is finding a restaurant to meet, but people often jump in if it is organized and added to the forums.

My biggest concern is that the banks will not recognize the discounted price I am buying at, and then I won't be able to pull all my money back at the refi.

My biggest concern is that the banks will not recognize the discounted price I am buying at, and then I won't be able to pull all my money back at the refi.

The Dollar has one of the biggest down days in a long time today.