Along with risks of natural disasters some areas of the country are also more litigious or even have more uncertain jury pools and that can also play into insurance pricing.

I own/operate over 150 units in Pittsburgh and you can find every sort of real estate investment play here.

There are dozens of metro area which all have different dynamics at play.

It's interesting how everything will play out, I actually don't expect significant rate cuts until next year but who knows.

hold some of that initial 100,000$ for reserves. if you spend it all and something goes wrong you wont have time to accumulate profit the first year to really afford to fix anything. then you'd be dependent on personal income or another loan to fix the issue if one arose. play it slow and safe at first while you figure out the game and take some initial hard knocks that are bound to come. 

The condo proceeds from the HELOC used as a down payment will not be taxed.The tax will come into play when the condo is sold.

It can also be used to track and pay mortgages, taxes, insurance, and other expenses.How to get it: The Empower app is available from the App Store for iOS devices or Google Play for Android devices.Cost: Free2.

Of course, I had learned to play by the rules a little better by then. :)

Hey BP, I am currently playing my last year of baseball at the University of Memphis.

Sure the million dollar suburbs are nice if you have that kind of money and are playing the larger appreciation game but dollar for dollar pound for pound when it comes down to rent to value ratio its difficult to find the same kind of cash on cash returns section 8 rental properties offer in Detroit.