I send all the people with big dogs, multiple big dogs, pigs, snakes, alligators,  bad credit, etc to Zillow....and the good corporate or super solid blue collar tenants come thru other realtors looking at MLS.   

You'd be better off focusing on a solid class B in the suburbs or a few "pockets" within the city. 

Keep knocking out solid investments like this and you'll be delighted with the results!!

The deal doesn't scare me at all, this is super solid.

You will sacrifice some cash flow, but it will be a lot easier to handle and still produces solid cash flow and you only need to deal with turnover every few months (hopefully). 

Being out of state, I'm looking to get a better feel for the area & focus on areas that have solid cashflow (after taking into account property management, cap ex, etc.). 

I have a solid W-2 Job making around $55,000 including incentives and a credit score in the 760-780 range, I have no debt other than subsidized student loans of $12k in which I won't need to pay interest on until 6 months after I am out of college (over a year from now). 

Hello Everyone,My name is Chris and I have been bit by the REI bug.I am located outside of Boston, MA and am looking to build a solid foundation for becoming a real estate investor.Interested in long term rentals (unless the time calls to sell) outside of Boston, preferably.Have done a bit of research on condos, single families and multi families.Goal is to buy cheaper properties that need a little bit of work and then put them up for rent to collect the little bit of cash flow.More recently I have had my eye on New Bedford, MA, although I am not sure the future looks too bright for that town, as it has remained unchanged for many years.I think I just like the number of cheaper multi family homes that are available right now.Looking forward to hearing from you all.Chris

Compare this to any city and the Midwest and it becomes even more impressive that Columbus is exploding right now....we're the only city in the Midwest to experience growth during COVID-19...still retain AAA Bond ratings across the board, have a maxed out rainy day fund and a windfall of tax revenue.Columbus is becoming a hotbed of tech startups to include Olive (AI), Cover My Meds, Root insurance, and Path Robotics...Sequoia Capital has entered our city and providing venture capital for the first time in its history.Bottom lineProperties are still very affordable when compared to national pricesRents are starting to keep pace with purchase priceTop 3 landlord friendly state with no legislation on the horizon to change thisExplosive and sustainable job and population growthUnbelievable appreciation...30% year over price appreciation in entire zip codes is commonOh, and we're insulated from natural disasters...plenty of fresh water...and improving infrastructure 

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