Congrats on your graduation  Rolando.In my opinion you should go for a conventional FHA  than a 203k loans  because 203k has extra fees  of your 3.5%  they work kind of like hard money lenders the only think is that the rate is lower than a hard money lender but higher than a conventional FHA  I just bought my first house here in Oakland California using 203k loan which works for me because I had  to renovate the entire house $125k of renovation with a rate of 7.6 and is been 8 months and I am ready to refinance to Lower my payments and the rate .In my opinion is worth it 203k loan if your repairs are over 100k  for all the benefits that you get with the city and sewer company. 

I expect my Florida market will be hopping soon. 

Security deposit regulations vary by market so I suggest doing research on local security deposit rules.

Ive narrowed it down to 10 markets but wanted to speak to anyone in these markets that doing any REI work.

I'm particularly passionate about Chattanooga, TN, Blue Ridge, GA, Charlotte, NC, Winston-Salem, NC and possibly Florida.Outside of real estate, I enjoy photography, marketing, outdoors and health optimization.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

3,000sqft, 5 (if not 6) bedroom, 4.5 bath, college rental next to Tulane. I have owned and rented a house in New Orleans the past 3 years. I have had consistent cash flow from Tulane students and have not had an issue...

Based on that you decide if you are going to use free marketing methods, or paid marketing

That coverage is most often written in the Excess/Surplus markets (ie.

If you are in the market for a more rustic looking bedframe...So that is it for now.

@Steele Kruzel if you are looking for a local plumber, electrician, title company, CPA, etc....then we should check with other investors in our market.