We highly recommend though, having a local expert that you can run addresses by, to confirm the target property in on a good block before signing a purchase contract.

It's not all rainbows & unicorns, but the city has turned the corner on recovery and those that get in now, in the right areas, should ride a solid recovery wave to wealth.Now that we've covered that, read our standard copy & paste advice about rental investing below:)Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

I've purchased turnkey properties, as well as BRRRR style transactions in multiple Midwest markets.

I plan to purchase a 2-unit+ property as a first-time owner to get all the advantages Maryland offers, and scale from there. 

This leaves me with single-family turnkey or BrRR opportunities, which I would most likely convert from primary residence to rental property six months after purchase. 

If I was an out of state buyer I would purchase homes over in Coro Lakes or East of Third Street near Shelby Drive and Horn Lake Road. 

Being able to force appreciation through value-add work is a safety net during volatile times, especially if you end up needing to exit soon after purchasing and rehabbing.In the next few years...🛠️ you'll have time to complete a good amount of rehab work on your own💰 you'll likely be earning more at work than your starting salary now, and the monthly payment will be less of a burden🔵you'll likely make friends who may be willing to rent a room or two from you (house hack) to reduce your monthly expenses, if the monthly payment is difficult for you💸you'll likely be able to refinance at a lower rate.

You should KNOW the rental laws before you even look for a property to purchase with the intent of renting it out. 

Cross reference with employers with higher education off linkedin (use an API), and see if there's a correlation between housing prices in districts which are being gentrified, school ratings over that time period, and housing prices (in fact maybe there's another correlation between if these employers work for recently IPO'd companies and are exercising fresh options to purchase real estate).

While it’s possible engaging in one of these programs can shorten the time required to become a “power” agent considerably, it also may be a gigantic waste of money if marketing efforts are engaged without waiting for the all important test results.One popular career tract being offered in collegiate business programs across the world right now is marketing data analytics - analyzing the results of test marketing campaigns and applying/interpreting these results to form an effective and profitable marketing program.The other choice is to engage one of the many companies that will set up a generic real estate agency website for you, with the usual stock photos as well as MLS feed, create a blog and tie it to the new website, and start posting information and answering questions are various social media sites.After getting your feet wet, you can purchase services such as SEO, or a PPC campaign, on a a la charge basis, and track the results using one of many analytical programs available online.