Get a dumpster for $300 oroso and go to work.The key in this area is to get a 3 bedroom.

Search the forums about turn key or investing out of state.

I'm curious to hear anyones thoughts on the new vs. existing argument, especially any indicators on when it makes financial sense to build new.I've learned a ton since discovering bigger pockets and still have a long way to go.

Only one current tenant is a poor housekeeper and that has nothing to do with their low income/Section 8 status.The key is, when you provide affordable housing (or any type of housing for that matter) you need to reduce your risk.

In my opinion, historic properties in almost every single deal are HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE investments, with the 2 key words in that sentence being "horrible" and "investments".

@Porchia Philpot,To make the @ work, do the following:Hold down the shift key and type @?

The data feed could be pulled using Twitter's api and dumped on a Hadoop cluster and map reduce jobs could run looking for key words.

@Amy Meza -- Your goal of getting passive income via turn-key rentals is a good one.

You could do them in a few key rooms.

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