I'm from Shelby, NC; I attended UNC-Charlotte where I received my BA in history (I had planned on attending law school at the University of Georgia; however, it seems the market is saturated with attorneys); and I am an operations manager for Steag Energy Services, LLC in Kings Mountain, NC. 

To pick your market, I usually recommend that new STR investors begin in the mountains due to less seasonality issues.

The blue ridge mountains are amazing and there's a ton to do and you're close enough to the ocean to take weekend trips.

It's just how she makes her "fun money" to support her mountain biking habit.

He has over 20 years in real estate and my coach has over 25 years, so we're not flying blind here.Just because you can't get over the mountain doesn't mean that you can't tunnel under it!

So if you can make it on Friday at 4pm Pacific (5pm Mountain, 6pm Central, 7pm Eastern)- I'll be talking about "How to Find Incredible Real Estate Deals in a Competitive Market" and it should be a blast!

2) I don't buy houses in blocks with blights or vandalized houses 3) When I am visiting the houses with my realtors I only ask them to visit houses that after rehabbing can rent at $800/month (if that doesn't t work I penalize them discounting that money).4) In every trip to Detroit I drive more than 600 miles inside the city (4 or 5 days), I park anywhere, talk to people...feel the atmosphere.5) I always send inspection companies to ALL the properties one under contract6) My closing is contingent upon inspection and FINAL WATER READING (This Point is very important in Detroit!).

as Michael mentioned, Snoqualmie Pass has the worst cashflow of any Cascade Mountain Market - the prices are astronomically high because of the easy 30-45 minute commute to Bellevue and Redmond.

With limited supply (due to mountains, lakes, and sounds) and growing demand, this is a great market.

At 1 degree Celsius, most coral reefs and many mountain glaciers will be lost.