Hi Gem have you visited AZREIA as that is a great place to network and find active investors to partner with and hard money lenders outside of BP community - let me know once you are ready for off market exclusive deals as I specialize in city violation , probate and fire damage deals 

I'd just recently realized that our city has a very different profile than even the city right next door.  

You may be able to look up the zoning in Revere by going to the city website. 

Hawaii (in case you're considering flipping here @Brandon Turner) was the worst.National average for 2nd quarter was 48.4%, which was 1.5 lower than same time last year.Here's the full article: https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2017/09/14/dallas-among-worst-cities-for-home-flipping-report.htmlFor DFW flippers (and others), how accurate is this report?

I live in New York City

I'm doing something very similar in Kansas City and am doing a cash-out refi with a local community bank.

Hi everyone! My name is Tresanne and I am a complete newb to real estate. It's something I have been thinking about getting into for a few years but I never took action to get started. I  currently work at a hospital ...

(https://www.mashvisor.com/)  You type in a city and it shows you investment properties and cash flow, etc... 

@Odie Ayagaof course - if there's enough equity to cover the sum of all debts, there's profit.the biggest challenge i find when i look at a foreclosing property is to "know" how many loans does it have, and so there may be an unseen debt from senior positions.of course i could run a title search but its not fun to spend a hundered bucks on every property only to find out 90% of them are underwater.

Hi Billy,Sounds like an ok deal to get your feet wet.As you listed out there are pros and cons to the nicer areas vs lower cost areas to invest...the biggest challenge others face in your shoes is actually pulling the trigger and getting the first deal on the books.