I emphasize free because you'll never get through the body of free knowledge out there in 10 years. 

A good buyer's agent is an asset that's worth his weight in gold.

Just seems dangerous with fair housing laws, as really all I can tell from your photo is what race you are.The only time I'd consider a family vs non-family is if the other offer was similar but from some out of state investor group or something, and even then it would be the weight of a single hair on those balance scales. 

I decided on Charlotte after conducting a ton of research on the top markets in the US, and taking a variety of factors into consideration:Home ValuesAverage Rent / Income ratiosUnemployment RatesCrimePopulationEconomic GrowthNet Migrationand most importantly, where we'll be happyI started out with Bigger Pockets own excellent 2017 Market Analysis, and added my own numbers to help me give more weight to the factors I felt were most important.

As far as students vs. non-students, the student body at Texas Tech is growing quickly, in addition to the large quantity of businesses and families moving into town.

Houses are a lot bigger, more complex, and depend on many other people and regulatory bodies.

Hello.I am new to RE investing.My plan is to buy 2-4 unit rented properties in Syracuse ,NY.Any body buying in Syracuse ,NY?

Yes they are in good neighborhoods but I'd be looking for a new line of work if I saw a dead mouse, much less a dead body!

I guess me being a big guy helps at 250lbs, but I carry the 40cal and had the 45 cal full size Glock for two years now and it has never been discovered in a holster on the right side of my body.

My intentions are to stay the course on debt reduction.From a personal property standpoint someone will get a good house in a great neighborhood and make it worth its weight in gold.