Your primary residence is your mailing address where you physically reside, the mortgage company isn't going to have an issue.

Although we live an hour away, we physically drive to the properties each month and collect rent.  

It takes some bad circumstances to cause someone to lose significant equity to foreclosure, which is why it is more rare.Of the homes that have low note balances, any investors physically at the auction will snag them up.

@Rashida Reid yeah those pesky realtors are always getting in the way ;PIf your content to deal with realtors, I'd suggest going to their physical office location and talking to them in person to get started.  

(Coming from the perspective of having rented homes where I was responsible for yard care) having to go out and physically buying a lawn mower, or snow blower to do something mandated in the lease is a huge turn off.  

@Ali Boone may very well be right about Buffalo. 

Some deals are fantastic- others might as well be retail.  

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Urban Institute Research - Errs on the policy side, but some very interesting reads and long-term trend articles.Like Wall Street Journal, but the REI focus is very institutional, and tends to have more bearing on my stock / REIT portfolio than any physical investments.

Before spending any significant time on physical due diligence, does the deal make sense from a financial standpoint?