I found the cash flow to be best there (those days) and it was still somewhat within 45 minutes drive from home.

Then there's advertising fees, credit and background check fees, gas to drive to the property to meet prospective renters...I say do your best to keep the good ones around!

But then you have the issue of CA laws which are incredibly unfriendly to landlords.Remember, while you can drive to any of those cities, you can fly just as fast to any others too.

There is not secret, you simply have to drive the streets and you will see why one block is worth more than the next.

Hey BP I am happy to say that me and my partner have finally taken he leap and started two campaigns.Our first campaign was literally driving for dollars however In a sense we only marketed to people in a very specific neighborhood.

Get them and commit to personally handing out 100 every week - that will drive you to get out there and make connections ASAP.

Take a drive by.

It is rarely physical labor but most often it includes driving neighborhoods, looking up ownership records, making uncomfortable calls, etc.

Its not an area I would even want to drive through.I'm guessing someone may have showed you some numbers as to how much the units cost and how much you can get in rents.

I've read a lot of Your post's, Thank You.Hey Dave, I'm going to be hands on for a while yet, so a 30 mile radius is probably a limiting factor for the next purchase, but of course money could make that midnight No heat/furnace call a bit easier to drive.