You might want to get intimately acquainted with the current and future landlord tenant legislation in Portland before deciding to invest here, especially if you enjoy sanity.

Well I can't help you much, as I barely received my Salesperson License last week, but I am also from the Ventura area and looking to invest in the future.

One thing to consider is your future tenant has to abide with those HOA by-laws.

@Brent Coombs Thank you ill keep that in mind for future deals on rental properties.

You need to know the future value of the property (ARV), you need to know rental comps, you need to know current value of the property, you need a good attorney referral, and you need contractor referrals along the way.As @Sam Valme said, you aren't even going to pay a buyer's agent.

I'm copying and pasting that to use in the future.

“The fire suppression ordinance has hindered us more than helped us to bring future growth during tough economic times,” he said.Soliman said that while the ordinance was important for the safety it provided residents, it slowed down growth in the city over the past five years.Soliman mentioned recent attempts by the City of Chicago and Will County to enact similar fire sprinkler ordinances, but those did not pass.

I'm strongly considering Investing in my home state of Pennsylvania in the near future, and wanted to get some insight before planning:1.)

I am planning on using either Cozy or Rentec Direct to manage my rentals in the near future but I feel I will still need a more granular accounting solution. 

We plan on buying more uptown units in the near future so it would be great to have someone on hand!