I’m brand new looking to get into real estate via multi- family homes or house hacking.

Hi @Jack Bobeck,Thanks for sharing the article, it sure strengthens some of the things I hear about Jacksonville.The thing is, I still dont manage to decide whether Jax is a good market for flipping as for buy and hold we know it is.Our group is heading to the US every couple of months and I believe the next visit will be in Nov.I would love to further discuss Jax and its opportunities with you.Thanks,

I see no one on these forums has talked about this area for a couple of years.

Right now you can only buy 1 house a year but in 2 or 3 years you can buy a couple houses a year or more.

I had been holding on to this money for a couple of years hoping to get a multifamily , but the prices in NYC are just crazy right now, I feel that we're in a bit of a bubble, and it came down to a choice between keeping it in a 1 year CD and generating 4K,or paying off my mortgage and saving 8K/year.

Currently I self manage all units as well as the construction projects and I am looking to do this for the next couple years while I slowly turn this task over to my real estate team.

See here:  http://www.qpublic.net/la/orleans/est.phpInsurance is also higher in Orleans Parish, and the flood zone and elevation of the property make a big difference in the cost of the flood insurance.I've got a couple great insurance providers I can recommend.

Just tell the tenant to put a couple fans on it and it will dry out quickly.

I tested the top five software programs and settled on Buildium which was perfect for my needs and great for my budget.Two years later, things were flowing smoothly but I had identified a couple shortfalls with Buildium that were requiring too much time or for me to use different software.

I can think of a couple other ways but I'm just curious what ways you have found to be effective in finding great managers in your area.Thanks!