All Forum Posts by: Joseph B.

Can you give us some info on the houses, please?

Welcome to BP!

 Thank you for your service!  You'll find plenty of current and former military around the site.  Good luck

Joe

below $100k in DC isnt going to buy much. I think Anacostia is your best bet.

Canada got a slightly later start and did not expand as fast as the US market.  The government did not force banks to give out bad loans, therefore they didn't crash the way we did.  That being said, I have family and friends in the GTO that think that Canada managed to find the secret sauce for real estate and prices will continue to go up forever.   They are absolutely convinced that a correction could not happen.  I've seen Canadian investors on BP,  ones I have a great deal of respect for, explain why Canadian markets may appear over priced but will keep going up (forever apparently).  That sounds a lot like the US in 2005-2006 to me.

Hi Bob,

Welcome to BP!  There are plenty of people on BP that are active in the Hampton Roads area.  I believe a few are military/ex-military/military wife and are targeting renters near the Navy base.  I'm sure you will hear from them.  

Good luck!

Joe

Welcome!

Hello from a little further East.  Welcome to BP!

I'm not familiar with the Winchester market, but would think it would be a great place to pick up rentals.

Good luck!!

Joe

 Thanks @Darren Budahn

I appreciate the help.  I am currently investing in Indianapolis and have found out that there are definite challenges, but knowing investor friendly agents and contractors help.  If I was going to look for rentals, I'd definitely be aiming for the b to b- range.  I'll definitely reach out to @Ramon Jenkins as well -- to get a feel for what the market is like.

-Joe

Hi @Darren Budahn

If you live in Milwaukee it is easy to identify neighborhoods that are good locations and neighborhoods to avoid.  For those of us out of town, are there specific sections of town that would be safe places to look?  OR is it best to look around for a good RE agent and have them filter out the bad neighborhoods?

Thanks

Try looking in 22151 near the 95 corridor.  I think your chances are best in the Southern part of Fairfax near PW county, but even there you'll need to find a good deal.