@Matt DevincenzoI like your idea of moving to a nearby area that has yet to be positively affected by an upturn in the RE cycle.

@Marco Santarelli Same here but sometimes you can't lead a horse to water and they still end up buying some Ghetto property for 25k ....I will tell you who wins in all this its HOMEDEPOT fix up Ghetto property,, Ghetto property gets trashed,, New buyer thinks Hey for 25k I can make it work property is sold to local rehabber for 5k with 10k to Home Depot to get it up to speed property is sold for 25k to the next out of area buyer and add detergent rinse cycle and repeat..

I can see doing something like that repeatedly would be silly when all he has to do is screen better.

And keep repeating the process.

Bragg Pope has a huge military population, so the loss of a couple of units would not affect it as much as other smaller posts.

Now I know that they have a lot more overhead then regular rentals but If I could get it to just pay for its self then my Family would have a vacation home with little to no affect on my wallet.

Rinse, repeat.

That will affect your cash flow as you grow your portfolio.

When interest rates are high and unemployment are high those numbers decrease.The economy and a lot of other factors affect rents.

I am just concerned if it would show up when a prospective employer searches and that could negatively affect any prospects.