There are a few areas you need to be careful of, but the rest of Riverside is pretty nice and it benefits from being so close to OC and LA.

Nice!

Nice to meet you here.

While some cities are nice or sketchy zipcode to zipcode...

Might not be in your best interest to go 1on1 with him before you get a few deals under your belt anyway ;-)Target a nice $150k property that rents for $1k+ to start out. 

It may sound nice to pay a 5% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no add-on fees.

super rough area at those price pointsOKC = pretty stable but economy and strength of market are not the best.alternatives to check  Indy  low tax ripping economy and tenant base and 100k buys you a nice home  do NOT buy 50k or under homes in any major MSA those are the hood plain and simple.out skirts of Cleveland we are finding are treating us well..

I guess I've always wanted to be the "nice guy" landlord.

@Jessica Wygal (again nice hair) the  ~$400 for flood insurance that Manuel is talking about is for low coverage and or if the property is your primary home.

I want to show that you can find cashflow in nice areas of the north side if you look hard and get creative.I just brokered a 3 unit in the neighborhood SW of north and western intersection in walking distance to the 606 trail and Western Blue Line stop.