I've learned alot within the past 4 months and while driving and working with investors in  Racine I've seen many opportunities especially as you head closer towards the lake.

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Off the top of my head some of them own properties in Indy, IA, and FL. 

NORTH TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTORS (NTAREI) meets in Dallas at LBJ and Preston fairly frequently.

My question for you BP Community is are banks scared of giving recent college grads with student debt hanging over their head loans for mortgages? 

I am still leaning towards option 1 given the low risk associated with the NoVA area.

@Linda Lape If it cashflows and the association allows rentals, I would compete for it.

I’m a broker associate/realtor here in Southwest Florida.

Many investors avoid selling because of the costs associated with it. 

If the property is unhindered I cant wrap my head around someone giving it up when they could just list it.