Pockets of bad but for the most part good. 

I like my car alot but my pockets is not in the place i would like it to be.

Obviously I have little information to go on but my gut suspects they are game players and they think once they are in the house they will be able to leverage the problems and live there free for a long time.

Get all your ducks in a row and know exactly what you want because sometimes in the flip game you have to shoot from the hip

@Evan Gross if you ever need a specific "thing" in your state then Bigger Pockets has a New Jersey forum that you can post in. 

Hello bigger pockets community.

I mean you don't see Me with Oregon and Ca properties running adds in Cleveland for you folks to come buy my properties. but you see all sorts of these companies that advertise their properties out in the areas were the residences are much more investor centric than were you live.. but this started in 2000 or so I started funding out of state folks in 2002 and been doing it ever since.. however its tightening its finally got to the point were the recycle like you talk about has really calmed down.. as a whole the buyers are smarter and PM s do a better job.. and the investors have skin in the game so they did not walk from rentals like they did in 08 to 2010..  

One thing I want to mention is that these books and podcasts serve for more than just a knowledge base, they give you the nerve to jump over that phycological fear barrier, which In my opinion keeps more people out of the game than lack of knowledge or skill.

Hello all - I've been a long term reader of the Bigger Pockets forums but never posted.  

The most popular way to structure a Buy-and-Hold portfolio is to purchase your properties with as little cash out of pocket and let your tenants pay-down the mortgages.