(as for California and New york it seems)Our goal is to invest on rental properties (we can't flip from France) with very low expenses in a safe area.

I am currently in CA and have a SFR here, but have a 2nd home in Clayton and plan to invest in the local area in the future.

I live in Kansas City. 

Hi All, I'm working on building a bigger portfolio of rental properties and finding investment money for more and bigger flips, rentals, and more.  I currently own 1 rental property and have bought and sold 3 others i...

If your every interested in investing in other states including Atlanta, Colorado, California, Chicago, Texas, or Florida.

Definitely check out the legality of short term rentals where you are buying... that issue is my nightmare right now in FL - where the city only pursues short term rentals based on neighbor complaints.  

Here is a breakdown of the issue:Property/Land is in the Alpharetta/Johns Creek area in Georgia, an affluent suburb located in Fulton County.The city is a northeastern suburbs of Atlanta.According to Money magazine, Johns Creek is the 13th highest-earning city in the United States.

Here is a breakdown of the issue:Property/Land is in the Alpharetta/Johns Creek area in Georgia, an affluent suburb located in Fulton County.The city is a northeastern suburbs of Atlanta.According to Money magazine, Johns Creek is the 13th highest-earning city in the United States.

and I guess to take this a step further, if you job makes you split time between cities, can you have two FHA / VA loans? 

Though the city needs a lot of work in terms of crime and school, there aren't too many small/mid size cities with the arts, food, nightlife, access to suburbs, lakes, wine region, etc. that Rochester has while having extremely low taxes.