Long term goals in mind that I need a track record and capital for! 

Keep in mind the start is slow, you won't see these great strides at the beginning.

Keep in mind, adding "cute", and upgrading things won't increase your rent or ARV past what the market in that area will tell you is the max. 

I'm looking at investing in several out-of-state markets (potential BRRRR strategy in mind), I have a list of qualifiers that I'm sussing out to determine viable markets but would love to know: what data helps in determining a good market to invest?

We all invest in real estate in order to make money, and keep in mind that someone who can only afford to live in a mobile home and seller-finance to buy the land is probably tight on funds. 

Quote from @Iris Wu: @Steve Mitrano, Hi, Steve, do you mind providing an update on what you end of doing in this case?

Since you have scaling in mind, the larger properties will better suit your needs, IMO.Happy to connect and chat more if you'd like.

I look forward to learning and scaling with like minded people! 

Making the next million is nice but doesn't motivate me to log long hours.

Keep in mind that DSCR loans are how most investors have scaled. whether its residential DSCR or commercial DSCR at 5+ units. personally, i like them better. few reasons why:1. seasoning period is only like 10-30 days vs 60days going conventional2. seller max contributions DSCR is 3-6% where conventional its only 2% max3.