My circle is small and the majority of people I associate with are stuck in the "buy liabilities until I die" spiral.

A lot of markets in the Midwest offer lower prices, cheaper taxes and are landlord friendly as well.

I called the city to see if they would be willing to lower the property taxes or do anything to help with the fact that parking is so limited.

I'm interested in investing in Idaho, but I have zero experience with Idaho taxes (or state income tax at all for that matter).Questions:I've heard that property taxes in Idaho are higher for out of state owners vs. residents (i.e. a house could cost $2K in annual taxes for a resident, but may be $3K for an out-of-state owner).

My question is based on the following:lets say you put down 20% on 300K property which is 60k (plus closing costs ) and you are breaking even with you mortgage + other expenses(taxes ,management fees,...) included.

Propstream allows you to pull niche lists of homeowners that are tax delinquent, failed listings, high equity, or even in preforeclosure.

I would also consider taxes into your situation. 

Can I write off my real estate education costs on my taxes?   

The suburbs will be higher taxes but generally better schools and higher income tenants.

Location is not an issue as most of them remotely assist RE clients with their tax planning and accounting.