@Stacie Stac @Ali Boone regardless of opinons of areas to invest If you want to live in one of the areas then that's the driving force..

I'd then start forcing yourself to put $500-700 away each month as a "rental" payment towards some real estate.If you pay rent of any kind, to your folks or to another landlord, find a way to eliminate it from your life.

Creative destruction is a positive force in the economy.http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/CreativeDestruction.htmlWalter

I was force into being a landlord because I could not sell my parents home after they both passed away and that was the beginning of my real estate investing career.

Hi all,My wife and I are both active duty Air Force currently in Warner Robins/ Macon Georgia.

We get forced equity through fixing cheap fixes that turn people off (bad wall color etc) and going through the short sale process (5-15% cheaper)!

I am originally from Detroit MI (No jokes Brandon...lol), a grad of Western Michigan University and an Air Force Veteran.

we can force entry and have the individual medically cleared by paramedics.

Hola,My name is Andrez ( I am 24) and I currently deployed a few days ago to the Middle East (I am in the Air Force).

I personally think the greatest advantage of not investing in someones own backyard is being forced to network and build systems.