I would like to invest in preforeclosures mainly in the Birmingham and Huntsville metro and surrounding areas.

The tenants tend to be responsible, whereas if you have a unit where the streets are unkempt, the surrounding properties are unmaintained, and undesirable tenants gravitate, I err toward shorter leases for the reasons stated above.

I own one campus rental and a few in neighborhoods surrounding downtown.

Anyone else from the surrounding area?

.), or already has a tenant/tenants in place.From what I've been seeing online, seems like my best bet would be in the areas/counties surrounding Pittsburgh.I've heard Erie is a good option.

I see a ton of potential in my town (and surrounding areas) and like you said for my first property the main thing is to feel comfortable.

Lastly understand the demographics for the area surrounding your potential investment so you can create a correct risk analysis and how much rehab you may have to do when tenant leaves. 

@Ebony Brown I started out, like many on BP in the following order: 1) Listen to 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad to find your motivation 2) listening to the BP real estate podcast to find what avenue or real estate investing speaks to you.3) Surround yourself with people that share a common interest.Good luck!

It could be a run down trailer sitting on a swampy lot 15 miles from town, and someone believes it could rent for $850 a month.Let us know the purchase price, the expected rent price, comps of surrounding areas, the size of the house, how many beds, baths, you know, all the juicy stuff.

We met with the temporary residents and they were more than happy to participate in a cleanup of the woods surrounding the hotel that has been making the calls to city hall Board of Health.