The vast majority of the country in-between the coasts is still very reasonable and sane.Again, I would like to emphasize that it is VERY DIFFICULT to make money with rentals long distance.Good Luck,

Value add opportunities are so vast in commercial real estate, I thought I’d share this one which is likely overlooked by many.

Chicago is so vast and diverse that 400k can get you a tiny condo in one neighborhood and a 12 unit in another. 

I'll simply say that in my opinion, there is a vast difference between "gurus" (the emperor has no clothes) and real educators (teachers).

Louis offers a wide array of housing opportunities, I imagine just like anywhere else.

All of the zip codes have vastly different properties in them unlike every other city I’ve looked at. 

To see if they need housing for their workers, I'm sure they have a vast amount of out of town workers staying in Hotels.

To encompass the complexity of investing in real estate into books would be equivalent of trying to fit the vastness of an ocean into a standard bottle of water.

you are kind of dealing with three diffrent issues here, the thing about not being a legal three unit, super easy don't buy something that's not legal, and your agent really shouldn't be encouring you to break the law, the issues with properties being beat up, the vast majority of multi unit's that sell have some wear & tear that's often the reason for selling, being a tired landlord, if you want turn key, you are proably looking more single family homes or paying big dollars for a turn key multi if it even exists in your market, 3rd we can debate the pro's or con's of this this market but youve hired and agent and 99% of agents are going to tell you its a great time to buy, i'm usually more measured but that's because I have a deep psychological problem in which I care more about being intellectually honest than making money, most agent's however are not afflicted with this disease so your gonna have to make this decision for yourself before you hire any agent.

While I am getting paid to go to school with a vast amount of scholarships, I do not have a job even though I am almost entirely free!