All Forum Posts by: Ryan Cruz

Thanks @Hattie Dizmond, I'll check it out!

Hi everyone,

I'm starting out in Real Estate investing - I've read a few books and spoke with a few close acquaintances of mines as well.  So the first thing that comes up is setting goals and criteria of the type(s) of property I want to invest in.  I have that all down (buy-and hold, type(s) of property, $ range for initial investment, etc.).  However, what recommendations do people have in terms of finding out about more macro-level information about certain cities and areas?

Since I'm in California, I'm looking to actually invest outside the state, because of the high initial capital I'll need to pony up, compared to other places.  After researching "ideal places to invest in", some of the suggested markets are places like Denver, Dallas, Austin, etc..  Dallas is of particular interest to me, because I actually have some relatives who can be eyes and ears on the ground in terms of knowing what certain places are like.  But they may not have knowledge of every area.  So how do other people here get knowledge on things like crime rates, trends of rent prices, schools, job demographics, etc.?

Thanks!

Thanks @Jo-Ann, @Cynthia, and @Marlon!

@Logan - What part(s) of California have you been investing in?  For me, I was referring to the Bay Area as too expensive for me to initially invest in, thus looking outside.

I'm looking to get started in Real Estate investing.  I currently have what I believe to be a fair amount of money invested in the stock market, and that'll only grow thanks to the vesting of additional equity from my employer.  So I want to take that and add real estate to my portfolio.  Given that I'm from California, I don't intend on investing here because the prices are relatively high.  So I want to learn about investing in other parts of the country.