Where should you invest in real estate? It’s the age-old question. We can make an excellent case for a few specific markets, but we want to speak more generally here. Real estate investment strategy is often about the slow zoom-in—focusing on general principles that grow in specificity as you move towards your personal pinpoint.
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5 Ways Out-of-State Real Estate Investing Fast Tracks Early Retirement
By Chris Clothier on Thu, May 22, 2025
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How to Use Your Investment Markets to Your Advantage
By Chris Clothier on Thu, Mar 30, 2023
According to Warren Buffet, "be greedy when others are fearful." And there's plenty of fear in the real estate world. There's still ongoing debate about whether we're going to see a correction or a crash, how rising interest rates (yes, they're expected to get higher) will impact buyers, and if real estate is worth it anymore.
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Busting 5 Remote Real Estate Investment Myths
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Aug 25, 2021
Investing out-of-state can be a nerve-wracking experience for the uninitiated. We’re worried enough about buying properties that we can see and visit – what about the real estate from afar?
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4 Essentials for Successful Out-of-State Real Estate Investing
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Jul 28, 2021
The idea of remote investing scares a lot of people away. Little do they know that investing out-of-state can be one of the most advantageous ways to invest in real estate.
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2 Essential Advantages in Remote Real Estate Investing
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Jul 8, 2020
One of the biggest hurdles individual real estate investors face is the debate over where to invest. For many, investing where they feel safe is natural. After all, you know your neighborhood. You can see real, tangible opportunities pop up all around you as the market shifts.
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The Fear of Out-of-State Real Estate Investing is Worth Overcoming
By Chris Clothier on Fri, Apr 12, 2019
There's no doubt that investing in real estate is a big commitment. Every investor wants to carefully weigh their options, investigate the properties that they purchase, and be assured in the security, trustworthiness, and success of their assets.
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How to Have Peace of Mind and Invest in Real Estate From 5,000 Miles Away
By Chris Clothier on Fri, May 25, 2018
Distance from something you care about is almost always a source of anxiety. Whether it’s a loved one, a job, or just something you feel the need to be involved with, we have in us a compulsion to be there. We want to be present to make sure that things are okay.
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4 Considerations Before Buying Out-of-State Real Estate
By Chris Clothier on Sun, Apr 30, 2017
Some real estate investors find themselves feeling nervous at the idea of buying a piece of property that they’ve never seen before. The Clothier family had to get over this same fear in the early 2000's when several family members were building portfolios sight unseen.
Kent Clothier, Sr. the CEO of Memphis Invest was the out-of-town real estate investors' early advocate by recognizing the risks investors would have and building a team and systems to address those risks. Investors' minds after-all and the horror stories of buying out-of-state were the biggest hurdle to work at over-coming.
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Near or Far? Local VS Out-of-State Investing
By Chris Clothier on Fri, Dec 4, 2015
There are a lot of choices when it comes to investing in real estate. There’s always a decision to make, and one of the first you’ll encounter is simple where? Where should I invest? Most investors start out considering their local markets—because why wouldn’t you? Still, there are clear pros and cons to investing locally...and out-of-state, for that matter!
As a real estate investor, the most important thing if figuring out what kind of investments best suits your situation, goals, and personality. If you’re having trouble taking the next step with your investing future, look no further than this evaluation. We’re diving into the pros and cons of both investing locally and out-of-state!
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5 Reasons Memphis is Ideal for Out-of-State Investing
By Chris Clothier on Fri, Oct 30, 2015
In the past, the rental markets that people clamored for were typically coastal cities. In the East, there was Florida and New York. The West had California’s many offerings, like San Francisco and Los Angeles. Undoubtedly, there’s some almost magical appeal about big markets like that. But investors, for a long time now, are taking advantage of alternative markets that have offerings that can make for just as much (if not more) success.
The big markets have grown so expensive that investing in them has become challenging to say the least, for all but the most affluent investors. The rent-to-price ratio just doesn’t add up in a favorable way for most real estate investors. Over the past several years, real estate investors are progressively looking inland for investment opportunities—and they’re finding them!
For out-of-state investors, it’s vital to looking for that marriage of affordability and potential in the rental market. Out of the places you’ll find, Memphis, Tennessee is pretty high on that list.