We are looking to get into residential for the foreseeable future and I understand each city/area is specific to itself.

In Baltimore City, there is a convenient section 8 landlord packet that the city provides.  

In South Lake Tahoe, in order to rent out your place short term, you need a VHR permit from the city. 

@Tim LaBelle You are correct, we are not quite as agressive as most of the costal cities, but like Rebecca said the North Shore is one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Milwaukee, properties in good condition go fairly fast, typically in days and we have seen some solid appreciation in the last years.

Really helpful to hear from those that have more experience in the city.

Hi - newbie here :-).  I just finished reading the Intro to Real Estate Investment Deal Analysis post.  So now I am playing around with current properties in my area to get comfortable with running the numbers.  But o...

You are job relocation, moving to another far away city, and this is the first house in this far away city

I am actually about to start managing about 50 Units in Atlantic City.

I use two different PM companies in two different cities and they each send the deposits electronically on the 5th and 7th of the month respectively.

The comps show the market value is about 45 to 52KIt is just in a bad city.