Not only that, but NYC and surrounding areas are definitely not the place to be for an investor starting out without deep pockets so I'm looking into moving to a city with much lower housing prices.

Dump your agent and surround yourself with people that will help you accomplish your goals.

We are presently looking at one built in the early 90s that was definitely better executed then the surrounding members of its cohort.So, my preference is a well designed and built building - {it goes without saying} at the right price - modern if possible, but not necessarily.

Also, with these kinds of buildings, you need to make sure there are property managers that will even take them on, and you need to see what the surrounding buildings are like, since they can drag down your property if poorly run.

I buy houses in Nevada, Placer, Yuba and surrounding counties.

Does anyone know if patched stucco can look pretty close to the existing surrounding stucco?

It's not even just about being responsible for the site cleanup itself but if the issue has leached into surrounding parcels you will be required to remediate that as well.The EPA can make the new owners pay to fix this stuff.

I would like to group new bulk home purchases together in the same area / city to make it easier to manage.I was thinking about buying up properties in Indiana, Tennessee, Tampa, Cleveland (or surrounding areas).

Sometimes when you are in a new surrounding you kind of lose you bearings a little bit.

@Ana NomysIt would be valuable for you to know what % of the houses in the immediate area (block, surrounding streets, & town) have a garage?