I don't think the coasts will look the same in 50 years.

Honeymoon phase LOLONe turn key rental though I would not go all hog wild on spending money on setting things up.. there is very little to protect and if its mid west type thing its not like us on the west coast were we wake up 10 years later and the properties has doubled or tripled in value.. those markets values are quite stable don't go up don't go down.. and as long as he is spending his cash cash flow.

I would approach the western states with caution.

Does anyone have contact information or dates for the local REIA meet ups on the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast

I don’t think there’s the same moral hazard in Western states.

In that situation I would have to rent out house on the coast and move back into my current primary home.I don’t have any intentions of selling either of them as both are in desirable locations.

I am with New Western Acquisitions in Buckhead.

Cole Our local bank is in western Maryland.

In terms of where to invest, we feel that since most of Western Washington is so expensive to get into, we'll be working on getting our first property in a different market. 

Cash flow rentals tend to be more prominent in the Midwest whereas investing for appreciation/flipping potential could be higher on the coasts where values are more volatile.