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Is it time to look for investment property beyond your own backyard?

The Wall Street Journal reported that July showed a 9.6% rise in new home sales, sealing the deal on a fourth month of a faster pace in the housing industry.

Is it cause for panic?

Have we missed the boat if we haven’t yet bought?

We don’t think so.

While business may be picking up across the residential real estate sector, there are plenty of deals to be had throughout the U.S. You just have to be willing to do the math and think beyond county or state lines.

If your own backyard is on the upswing and prices are picking up pace, why not consider shopping outside your local market? If there’s a rental property in a prime location with low vacancy rates (throw in turnkey to boot), does it make sense to keep dollars that could be working for you at bay because you can’t do a drive-by on your investment on a Saturday morning? For the do-it-yourself landlord, yes. Managing property yourself beyond state lines is, without a doubt, a task. But if you’re going to hire a property manager and prefer to leave the day-to-day to someone else, what does it really matter where you make your investment?

If you’re going to shop beyond your backyard for rental property or other investment property, here are some things to take into consideration:

Use InvestorLoft’s PropScout Investment Property Search Engine to begin the search beyond your backyard. What’s available in Fresno? Virginia Beach? Albuquerque? Las Vegas? Take a wider search for a spin and see what you might be missing.