Events like this give the opportunity to meet and talk to investors from all over the country, doing different kind of investing, and with a varied amount of experience.

We invest in Idaho, probably the most landlord friendly market in the country, had good luck there. 

It has to be in the most desirable/expensive areas of the country.

When I return to the country after my Au Pair contract ends, I hope to live in the property as my primary residence and house-hack as well.I understand that investing remotely makes things more challenging, but I am also ready to be uncomfortable and challenge myself in this journey as I know it is 100% possible.

Even though we live in earthquake country, this was a new experience for us.

That being said, I've definitely signed leases for properties that were on the other side of the country and I didn't get a chance to physically see them before signing the lease.

Some of the most expensive and difficult properties in the country (and world) to develop were vaporized into potentially un-developable lots.

Having that been said, the barriers to entry are very low, which makes it one of the easiest countries for anyone to start doing Airbnb, when compared with other countries.

Eastern PA.Point was, all those people who are Airbnb only are mostly just uninformed and not open to other better possibilities Originally posted by @Brendan Curley:@Ken Latchers where are your properties located? 

The Austin metro was among the hottest destinations in the country for where people were moving last year, according to the latest annual ranking from U-Haul International Inc.Austin ranked No. 5 among the top U.S. growth metros in 2024, and Texas was the No. 2 state for move-ins — bested from the top spot after three consecutive years by South Carolina, according to data released Jan. 2 and Jan. 3.The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area took the crown for the top growth metro in the recent list, followed by Charlotte, North Carolina (No. 2); Phoenix (No. 3); and, Lakeland, Florida (No. 4).