Friends,What criteria you applied to pick an investment property and how you evaluate and check facts?  I am new out of state investor and looking for advice and tips.Thanks

My wife took the photos of the property without the use of a wide angled lens (Very much needed) therefore we may need to just have the Agent return to get the full front view of the home's offerings. 

im located in MA and am investing in chicago for the cashflow. the worst deal there looks amazing to me through the lens of a MA girl hahaha. i was very resistant to going long distance, but am so happy i did. i had also looked into those cities you listed, but the partner i was buying this last one with was ultimately most comfortable with chicago as she travels there for work sometimes. one thing to just keep in mind is that it's the c/d areas that look best on paper anywhere, and look AMAZING in those cities, but you have to factor in increased volatility due to nonpayment, late payments, etc.

Often gets people to see the world through a new lens.

When you look at it from that lens, you will begin to be in front of the type of investors you are seeking. 

If you want to contact others just to see if someone else better fits your style, you can contact Robert Taylor (Independence Realty) who focuses on smaller stuff but has some 16-36 unit stuff sometimes, Len Johnson (Gateway) who used to work with Andy and handled a lot of his smaller (under 100 unit) stuff but recently went off on her own, and David Wilson with Berkadia, who handles larger properties.

You stated the you're looking for a "good contractor", the definition of which depends on who's lens you view the work through.

A HML can Not lens to an owner occupant.  

You can run an SFR portfolio with a multifamily lens.

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