And then there are people like @Rick Albert that say even if you buy an inflated property you'll still be ahead if you hold long enough.

Go ahead, ask the Chief!

A defendant like the one you're dealing with will never show....they are called 'uncollectables'....they have no property, often no steady W2 job to garnish wages from......Not to say you shouldn't go ahead with SC court, just be aware of the reality....

We're interested in out-of-state b/c we currently live in a HCOL area, but want to get started ASAP, which means looking at more affordable markets to start gaining experience.We however consulted our financial advisor a couple times, and have received push back on doing out-of-state real investing for a variety of reasons, including 1) we are currently renting in a HCOL and are saving up for our primary residence buy which is in another HCOL area (LA as want to be closer to our parents when we consider having kids, so this is a bit non-negotiable), which we aim to have enough funds for by end of 2024, 2) we have a fair amount of student debt that we want to aggressively pay off once loan payment freeze ends in 2022.Wanted to share our situation with the forums here and get some feedback.

As such, you are not very likely to find something meeting this specific criteria listed on the MLS as the strong demand for this asset class pushes down the returns.

Hi Guys, Happy holidays - I'm a very new landlord in Philly (about 1/2 a year) in and I'm expecting 1 of 3 units to push back on paying rent this month. 

@Tavis MooreIt sounds to me like you are way ahead of the curve for your age.

She said that she should be able to push her application through very fast and ask if I am willing to work with her.

To me this sounds like a heads they win tails they lose proposition.  

Also I see many people post on Facebook about multi family units( a lot of times the same guy pushing a property).