(Extreme example, but possible - more likley that after 2 years you have an eviction that costs more than all the cash flow you've ever made and you get back a dirty trashed property after making mortgage payments for 4 months and no rent)And even if you swing deal one, how will you get deal 2 and the next ten?

Every testimonial seems like all of them have zero background in Architecture, construction or Engineering.I love swinging a hammer on the weekends to get away from the office, but not to replace the office.

Boat rentals, pools, golf, dining, bar, some kind of booze cruise ship.

TIAI am invested in GDX, really across the spectrum; long, day/week options plays, swing plays. 

Vacant is definitely cleaner if you can swing it, but there’s a smart way to make it work either way.

Most people never take the first swing. 

Hey Evan, solid list of markets you’re looking at...those all have pretty different strengths depending on your goals.I work with investors in a few of those areas (Arizona and Texas especially), and what I’ve seen is people usually narrow down their choice by looking at three things:What kind of tenant base they’re comfortable serving (workforce housing vs lifestyle renters)Property taxes and insurance costs (big swings between states)How involved they plan to be in the management sideIf you’re still figuring out what kind of market fits your investing style, I can connect you with a few people who started out-of-state and built small portfolios in those same regions.

One of their so called instructors from one of the training sessions asks the students to go to the five star hotels, or go play golf, or go horse riding, or go hang out at the high end night clubs for the sake of fund raising.

Property management has taught me a lot about operations and cash flow, but now I’m shifting gears to learn and take my first swing at flipping and wholesaling full time.I came out to Birmingham in September and met some incredible people in the flipping community, enough to know this is where I want to be long term.

Just make sure your comps aren’t pulling from luxury or overbuilt STRs nearby — Puerto Rico appraisals can swing hard depending on the neighborhood.