I drive down to South Bay during the weekends (mostly) so we can setup a date/time when we can meet (for lunch?

It's the South, but Bham is much more progressive and larger then you might think.

South Durham, for example has shown some solid home values, especially around Southpoint Mall [our relatively new regional mall].If you would like some more detail, shoot me a PM and we'll talk.

This property is 2 blocks south of where we live.

I use a minimum of 15% CoC in south west Minneapolis for townhomes.

I am interested in getting into real estate, I like the Northern Virginia area but it is much too expensive to buy, but my family lives south of Houston and houses are dirt cheap.

@John Matthews We just closed on a duplex in SC with a great COC with a conventional 15 year mortgage (3.875%)Sale price:  $53KDownpayment:  $13,250 (25%)Income:  $12,240 ($1020/month (total...both sides))Expenses:  Taxes $1020Insurance $480Repairs $1200CapX $1100Vacancy $979Debt Service $3499No PMCash flow $3928/year (29%)They can be had....but it took me months to find this one and I haven't found any others in the small geographic area just south of Charlotte, NC where we focus.

The South Shore REIA in down by the Cape (Think they just changed locations so not sure exactly where now) and there is a meetup in Plymouth.  

I currently live about 15 minutes south of downtown.

Greetings Joel, from a few hours south!