I thought as a way to help lower my tax bill I could buy a ‘primary residence’ here … and then rent it out…Feel like something that I know these areas, they are no longer in my backyard per se but if I were to ever move back in the future I'd have some property there…I’m not sure if my sentiments are clouding my judgment here, but I’m seeing props with 1% LTR and in areas that will be/are booming (hello new Universal Theme Park), duplexes in other/less desirable areas, etc.

Hi, I'm trying to invest my first property.Given I'm priced out from my area (SF), I am looking to invest in Raleigh/Durham area.I've done a bit of research and know the area is with lots of high-tech jobs as well as diverse and plentiful of employment growth.However, like lots of boom-towns, it is getting hard to find something with cash flow. 

It's not a boom town.

I'm also a little worried that I'd be moving there in 2017 and the RE market could be peaking (just based on the natural boom/bust cycle I've seen historically). 

3.75 is just such a good rate and while I do feel we are due to have our economic boom end sooner rather ths.

Essentially, we’re a little bank.when we find a home we’d like to purchase we look to see how much available equity we have and wire those funds to closing and boom, new rental property.

Fort Collins is a great market right now and is absolutely booming as is Loveland.

Petersburg are more expensive today than in the boom.

You need something that differentiates your units compared to the others, so that you don't have to go down as far as all of the other vanilla rentals.As for appreciation, don't let your brother "be that guy" who buys in an area "just because it is booming" and hoping that prices will keep rising. 

the key is at Langer we had deal flow .. you got a payoff there was something to go into literally next day.Our routine was to look at loans in the field in the morning then Jack would work the phone in the afternoon replacing payoffs.. when you got to his level it was a simple how you doing I have a Caster loan for you.. hows the kids and what not Boom done.. it was quite the education for me..