All the markets below will offer you essentially the same type of product and returns.Cincinnati, OhioDayton, OhioToledo, OhioYoungstown, OhioCincinnati, OhioMemphis, TennesseeSaint Louis, MissouriIndianapolis, IndianaDetroit, MichiganErie, PennsylvaniaLouisville, KentuckyMilwaukee, WisconsinJackson, MississippiIt's about WHAT and HOW you buy in an area.

Avoid any city on this list.Disaster Risk - Some parts of the country are more prone to natural disasters.

Smart professionally, but real ****** from a human nature standpoint.One who did was so delinquent in getting back to me that the tenants missed the boat.I can control my professionalism, I can't control others. 

@Josh Garner,If you do a 1031 there will be no difference other than the amount of gain and depreciation recapture you are deferring.The real question is whether it's better to hold the property for a full year to strengthen your argument that your intent was to hold for productive use and not to just fix n flip.There is no statutory holding period. 

My name is Thomas I’m currently in the construction field working on natural gas pipelines.

In many cases natural appreciation will do the work to build equity for you as well. 

Yes, it was added sometimes, but your statements are extraordinarily misleading and hysteria-producing.Extremely low levels that appear simply because a material is naturally sourced haven't ever been show to be a particular danger. 

OR, maybe it's not far fetched to think that what's happened in the Bay Area in terms of politics/supply/demand/rent control is the natural progression of things.

Sometimes my brain gets all jumbled when I listen to the podcast and hear how Brandon says to ask “How can I make it happen” and hear some of the stories about partnering up and things of that nature.

So the concept is, whatever peril befalls the guest - illness, car troubles, death, job loss, natural disaster - we may, at our own discretion, assign the damages from that peril to you, the homeowner.