It seems like Vegas, Phoenix etc. have played out, and now everybody is starting to want to dip their toes in in Detroit, but St.

Yeah I'd be a little apprehensive to invest in Lowell,Lawrence but as long as the #'s make sense I agree I'd go anywhere too.What you say makes a lot of sense, I feel like I have been doing a lot of reading and learning on this site and in general, plus being a broker and younger guy I have some tools to get in the game.

Landlord/tenant laws and jurisdiction issues come into play.

We live in the apartment now, but we will rent out the apartment and offset our overall mortgage eventually.That would get us in the game, but we would really like to start acquiring rental properties sooner.

Johnson,I haven't done any projects in Baltimore yet, my only trips have been for Ravens and Orioles games.

Title insurance played a big part in getting reimbursed and proving when the ownership changed hands.

Sounds like you are have a game plan.We are retired military and started investing in the DC area 15+ years ago.Bought, lived-in while we repaired, then rented.

I've been reading many posts on BP and now I'm ready to engage.My primary motivation for real estate investment is for retirement income.My primary goal is to buy & hold long term cash flowing rental properties.Right now I feel pretty confident because I dominated a family game of Monopoly today!

If they do that cutting commissions doesn't come into play at all.

I'd like to have skin in the game on my first new deals.