The tenant moved out months ago and ever since i renovated the basement my first floor who lived here 6 years has been complaining more heavily on the roach situation.

I don't own property in that zip code but I have 3 private loans out with an investor who invests heavily in that area.

Overall it was a good experience for us, but like any rental situation, it heavily depends on the tenant.

I was heavily considering a move to Corpus Christi as it appeared to have some pretty good numbers on the rental market (that and I like Texans).

They rely too heavily on the white pages I think.

I have a couple of concerns buying in a neighborhood which has more investors than owners.Since there are many rentals available, there will be pressure to lower rents to attract tenants, to keep the low vacancy rates.My second bigger concern is, home prices heavily dependent on when investors(hedge funds/mid sized investment firms) decide to sell of their portfolio in the neoighborhoods, increasing the inventory, and having a downward pressure on the prices I feel #1 is more likely to occur, and I am sure some of the BP members may have experienced or know some places where that has happened.

Remember, certain areas - those with great schools & employment opportunities, and good amenities & infrastructure - will always be in demand, which is why real estate leans so heavily to location, location, location!

The Agency’s investigations are complaint driven, so we rely heavily on the public, and our licensees to bring these individuals to our attention.

But if you know you can manage the free cash and save for real estate investments then I’d say lean more heavily on that route.

I've been reading heavily on the principles of long distance investing.