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July 10, 2012 - 10:19 pm

What’s more important than overall crime rate is the neighborhood. You could invest in property in a super safe neighborhood in an otherwise dodgy city or a rough neighborhood in a city with a low crime rate. If you’ve narrowed down your search to a couple of cities, my next step would be to pick a good neighborhood.

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July 10, 2012 - 10:16 pm

Sounds like a good idea to me if you haven’t had any luck so far, at least for the first property. I agree with S, that percentage is reasonable.

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June 8, 2012 - 8:59 pm

Austin is a good choice for investing in buy to let property because of its young population and the number of schools in the area. If you could get property near UT, great.

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June 8, 2012 - 8:57 pm

Yes, the water leak would be your responsibility, not the tenant’s as it falls under the category of home repairs.

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May 17, 2012 - 4:03 pm

Hey Steve,

Just curious, do you plan to rennovate/flip or rent out the properties? By your description, St Louis sounds like it might be ripe for some section 8 investments.

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May 11, 2012 - 6:03 pm

A couple I know went through the course and said the course was invaluable. If you decide to take it, I’d be interested to hear your take as well. Hope you do a follow-up report!