I have read Bigger Pockets articles and other Real Estate Investing books for years.

Tyler, did the House, I assume that was in a less popular area you spoke about some time ago ever Sell?

Good luck and have fun exploring the forums and articles.

Once you "own" a zip code, you receive the leads/inquiries that come to the site under that zip code.The more populated/popular a zip code, the higher the cost to own that zip code - meaning that "owning" a Los Angeles zip code would be more costly than a Olney, MD zip code.

I agree with the article on a macro and national level.  

This did not sound right to me, i believe you cannot deduct your "rent" from the income of the property, you are the owner ( unless it's under a corp and you pay rent to the corp - possibly) That is considered your personal residence and all deductions need to be pro rated. here is an article to read: http://finance.zacks.com/tax-deductions-owneroccup...I would consult with a CPA on this, and BTW in your example you would both want to claim $400 so each had full deduction, not $0 for him.

I read an article from Business insiders: The American suburbs as we know them are dyingIt's very interesting and basically talks about how the Suburbs are changing, malls are becoming ghost towns, and Millennials are move to more urban and efficient living spaces in denser areas where walkability is a benefit.Of course if all of this is true, buying into major cities ahead of the migration of younger people seems like an excellent strategy.In fact, we see this all the time and contributes towards a process of gentrification.

I have written extensively about the investments I've made this way in my article series: Have I Found the Holy Grail of Passive Real Estate Investing?

There was an article in the LA Times about this a few weeks ago.

I wrote an article a while back that lays out the options about rental properties with LLCs.