Hi Kendric, Ohio, and other midwest cities are good choices for low-price entry.

When wholesaling vacant residential land (city lots or larger residential parcel in rural areas) how long is the due diligence period?

And now cities in every state are crying about a giant homeless problem.

It is a 3 unit airbnb portfolio with each unit in a different city.

I'm based on the west side of the Twin Cities and am investing on MN's North Shore (Duluth, Two Harbors, Grand Marais) The house were under contract for is a long-term duplex. 

I would like to think in a way that investment in general, and the real estate investment, start with a solid economic reason - "Why do you Invest, where you invested".To elaborate on below - Vegas is a great example where no real economic driver exists and when you invest there, you should be aware that is a highly volatile market (side note: i both 2 properties there in 2011 and 2012 and i sold both this year) and you should pay an extra attention and be prepare to reposition capital.It's clear, if you invest in Vegas or Orlando (just 2x entertainment cities) you will expect ups and downs and you need to position yourself with extra reserves and extra caution if you are planning to stay in these market for long term. 

I guess my next question is, why Kansas City? 

But since that time I left my corporate job, moved states, my daughter was born and is now 6 months old, and I began investing in a new city.

If they are separate, permits would have been pulled and the city will have records of those permits.  

I work as an acquisitions associate with BPG Holdings, a local real estate investment fund in Alexandria, and also work as a realtor for our fund's brokerage team, assisting clients with investment properties in the D.C. metro area.I've recently created a series of reports focused on the city of Alexandria and its sub-market development prospects, which I believe alongside other macro trends will make the city an amazing buy-and-hold investment for real estate investors.