It's expensive, but readily available and I have quite a bit of that money at work producing very nice cash flow - on California properties.

I came across a site, www.propertymanagementinsider.com, and they have a section called MFP Research that produces quarterly reports for markets across the US.

Being in a community surrounded by like-minded people is bound to produce knowledge and opportunity, and BP doesn't disappoint.

And it give you more flexibility.A rental, OTOH, should produce income.

Or should I stay where I am and use my equity in the house plus my savings to borrow money for flips and/or income producing property?

$2 million of equity will produce a very nice return.

Lot's of drama in this post but I am in the used/scratch and dent camp and believe that everything five years old or less is Chinese Crapola and not worth fixing...there are used appliance stores all over Raleigh and Atlanta, and Craigslist will produce lots of used stuff as well...disclaimer: one thing I am not is a lawyer...

I know that in Maryland , you can not have a flame producing furnace in the attic , heat pumps only .

@Ratho Reis,In years gone by, top producing real estate agents walked the neighborhood.

If the investment is not producing a positive cash flow, it is not an asset.