Starting to get more homes under my belt.

HOWEVER, I fully agree with Wilson's above post; tighten the belt loops, work your butt off, and live below your means to afford your first property.

I am fairly certain after having visited several times to the rust belt and cities in Ohio and Michigan that I am not going to invest there.  

Obtain my fourth degree black belt.( have the time requirement in just need to take the tests mid -term and final)3.

Once you have a few houses under your belt, then it may be time to look into an LLC, as it will get harder to acquire conventional loans anyway.

@Anthony Jasmine most rust belt cities meet that criteria.

If/when we get better at this and have a number of successful properties under our belt, maybe we'll feel comfortable investing outside of CA at that point.Thank you!

Then once you have a few deals under belt, you can see if moving your money makes sense.

I love B ham been funding investors there for going on 15 years in all those areas U talk about... and I agree for a city of 2 million in the MSA crime is not nearly like other areas up north.. kind of that bible belt thing.Locals can do it out of state high risk in those low end asset areas.

Get a couple properties under your belt, learn, evaluate what works and why doesn’t.