I went ahead and created a pros/cons list:New England Pros: Close to home base (drive within 2 hours max) and comfort with the region (know the cities/towns)Good opportunity for price appreciation (not that I am looking for some huge increases)As a result of price appreciation, I am considering taking out a HELOC to do more deals.New England Cons: High acquisition costs (purchase price/down payments/reserve requirements)Lower cap rates/slim cash flowExpensive repair costsMidwest Pros: Great cash flow/cap ratesPrice stability (prices don’t increase or drop significantly)I can scale the portfolio and really achieve my goals rather quickly (more on that later)Midwest Cons: Investing distance (I’ll need to get on a plane rather than jumping in a car and going to see the houses, whenever)Low familiarity with the region.

Other common ways to build credit are having loans (car loan for example).

Car in the driveway, remove any rental signage, make sure you have window treatments, cage around the AC and lastly, a BIG Rottweiler or two in the yard!!!

Do you know where we go when we want to find turds, drugs, or stolen cars?

I always ask if they have an emergency fund, or what happens when they get sick and can't work, or their car breaks down, etc.  

Especially car break ins.

Contractor-given prices are like used-car sticker prices—there’s always room to negotiate.

Also in the mean time I can payoff my credit debit and my cars too.

I was hoping we could something like a large personal loan (87k max) so we could buy a condo and a car with an extra thousand, if possible as an emergency cushion of sorts.

I want to meet the people, see the car they drive, and an overall feeling.