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Pittsburgh is a very great place to invest

I have a few properties.....

Last year i bought a property for 13k + 3K repair 4 br brick house that i rent it for $750 a month.Yes the area is not one of the best but hey look at the numbers........I still do not have any problems with my section 8 tenants:)

We do doubles in the city all day long for $35-$45k, average is $500-$600 per unit depending on area and quality of units, so $1000-$1200 monthly.

Originally posted by Mary Joe:

Originally posted by @Dean Letfus:
In Memphis the 60 to 90K market is very solid. Rents at the price will be from $875 to $1350 a month

Thanks Dean, what neighborhood in Memphis should I look at?

Dean Letfus, please reply here in the thread.

Originally posted by @Chris Clothier:
Mary Joe - I really like the Memphis market, the Dallas/Ft. Worth market for long-term buy/hold markets. I am also starting to invest in Nashville in Tennessee and researching Austin and Houston over in Texas.

Your question about Cash Flow has a lot of other detail that you should consider and maybe share before really knowing a market that fits your goals. Are you talking Cash Flow as a creation of using leverage? If so, you can find cash flow just about anywhere. It all depends on what price point you are looking at, what your risk tolerance is and how much you are willing to put down. I have been researching markets for a long time and thru my success and failure I have come to learn that the properties themselves and finding someone to help you if you are investing out of area are really secondary to researching a good market that fits your long term goals.

Every market is going to offer something a little different whether it is good opportunity in SFR or multifamily or good opportunity for short term investing while others are good for long term investing. You really have to know what your expectations from investing are and then find a market and/or strategy that fits those goals.

Good luck with your investing - Chris

Thanks Chris ,

-I am flexible on price point from $20K to $400K or may be higher depending on how attractive the investment is,

-I am conservative, long term buy and hold type of investor, want STABLE tenants,

-flexible on financing, may do all cash for out of state properties depending on the numbers etc,

-am hoping for about 10% or more return on my cash investment,

-prefer multi family in order to take advantage of economies of scale,

-I understand the appeal of these low cost ($20-$30K) homes, but if it means having to purchase 10 of these homes and deal with 10 different tenants in order to generate say $30K cash flow per year (hypothetical number), then I think it may not be appropriate for me.

- The maximum number of tenants I would like to deal with is probably 4 at most, are there any 3 or 4-family homes that can generate $30K-$40K or more a year in cash?

-Nothing in my area CF, so I am open to out of state properties.....

Getting you 10 % genuine net unleveraged is super easy in Memphis Mary. Even higher end homes in white collar streets we can get that!

@Mary Joe - When I read back thru your thread it sounded like you may be leaning toward self management (you mentioned preferring tenants who will do direct deposit). I'm not sure if that is the case or not. Let us know if that is correct and I can share some questions to ask when it comes time to locate properties.

There have also been a lot of comments here mentioning price and you noted several questions about lower prices. If you are a conservative investor and looking for stability rather than simply a nice looking paper return, in my opinion you do not need to be looking at the low price points. I personally would prefer that an investor looking at a very low price point that comes with a lot of challenges be a local investor who fully understands those challenges. That would be my personal advice for someone asking me about buying that price point in Memphis. I don't deal on the lower end of the price range anymore just due to inconsistent occupancy and on-going maintenance that usually occompanies a super low price point.

If you are open to a higher price point (you mentioned $400K) and are not married to the idea of single family homes, I would reach out to @Joel Owens. He commented on this thread earlier about Atlanta. he is a great resource for investing in multi-family and commercial and was very helpful to me when I reached out to him with questions.

As far as Memphis and Dallas, the two markets I know best from my companies, I know you can reach your goals. They are stable markets from a long-term economic standpoint which is important for an investor looking to use the buy/hold strategy. As far as the multi-family opportunities, I like Dallas, though I'm not as enamored with those opportunities in Memphis even though they do exist. They simply come with a lower rental rate and tenants who can only afford lower rental rates tend to present another unique set of challenges. I simply like SFR's in both cities, but I too am reviewing the opportunities that multi-family present in both cities.

Whew! That was long! Your are doing great by looking around and asking for feedback. As you really start to narrow down, don't hesitate to ask any other questions on specific markets, companies or even properties as you get ready to buy.

Best of luck to you - Chris

We have been helping investors from all over purchase positive cash flowing properties here in Las Vegas. With the low inventory here prices have been climbing which in turn reduces your monthly cashflwo but even so it it still positive. Cap rates a year ago were 11%- 12% all day long. Now you are looking closer to 8% most of the time.

Hope this helps give some insight as to the Vegas market.