I am also thinking of buying 4 bedroom home now or in the near future and renting it out until I move there.

BiggerPockets also has a calculator you can use to analyze deals and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

So if you are selling rental property then you must buy rental proeperty.

Are you buying there?

Also, if we ever did decide to come back, not having to buy a home for the price they will cost in the future is a plus.  

@ Hannah MekschI'm working with RPC invest (Ron Phillips) company...Ask them to set-up a profile for you so that you can get more details about the properties that you are looking at.Rehab house has the scope of work listed.More pics and etc ...Look to buy my 1st before Dec. and cost segregation for taxesHope this informing help outCheer cheer 

Locally I help clients buy investments, and teach them to self-manage providing the tools and contact necessary to avoid pitfalls, headaches etc.

So you'll want to develop that relationship.I know there's people here who sell partials (myself included), and there are several groups on FB that are note investing groups and have people who buy and sell partials.

Did not need to replace entire floors, just needed to replace from the nearest wall to that floor with a good contractor.

One of the biggest questions to ask when investing in real estate, is where? I am new to real estate investing and what like some insight on how everyone decides where their farm area will be. I often find myself look...