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Have you ever invested in an area that went bad? Major employers leaving town, big layoffs, etc.What happened to your rental properties? How did you react? Were you able to stay profitable? What is your advice to some...
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i live in wa. state my husband and i have 2 rentals and 3 units on the property we live on we both have demanding day jobs.I am looking to buy a lower priced property out of state in a more landlord friendly state. an...
Hey guys!! I'm new to the Biggerpockets forum and I've been listening to some Podcasts, they're amazing! Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Ronald and I live in Melbourne, Australia. I'm 23 and I've decided to take a l...
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Hi,I am planning on investing out of state (currently live in California) and have been doing market research to decide where I will buy. I am down to a few places with Columbus, Ohio being my number one. With landlor...
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I want to purchase property in SC where I was born (willing to move there for a year), but I also want to be able to purchase here in Boston where I live. My problem is this, there are no multifamily homes in SC not r...
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Hello, I’m looking to start my rental portfolio with out of state rentals. Few questions that have.-What cities or state specifically would you recommend for out of state rentals? -what metrics should I consider when ...
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I am looking to put 20% down on my first rental property, and I am currently looking at Yuma, AZ and Columbus, OH. What are your thoughts about these cities especially as a first time investor? One of my concerns afte...
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I was watching a Barbara Corcoran podcast and the host was asking her; why it's a good time to buy a home when interest rates are high?
Her response was something along the lines of wait until mortgage rates are in ...
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Would you consider Tampa a good real estate investing area for someone out of state? What areas would people recommend? Seems like a growing city with lots of young people moving there.
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Hi BP Community!I'm a new investor based out of NY, looking for my first property. I've done some extensive top-down research on attractive cities for single-family or small multi-family (duplex, triplex) buy & ho...