Hey @Corina Eufinger thanks for the tips!

Tip #1 - no such thing as one perfect market There is lots of data on Bigger Pockets and MTR experts that have released rankings of top cities for next year, but remember it's not just about the purchase-- it's also about the operation.

Sounds like I am going to have to do some further research on how to investigate past evictions since it seems there's no catch-all approach.

Then they further reduced the capacity of the dorm and we were thrilled when he got selected again.  

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

And preparing a building site and installing a driveway are further considerations if I even decide to build something there.

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

There seems to be a misnomer around that agents don't work with distressed properties and that couldn't be further from the truth.

To further answer your question: the truth of is subto legal is “it depends” - now is it criminal - most likely no - but could it be illegal yes.

If there is no initial agreed-upon amount, determining a fair compensation becomes more time-consuming, leading to further losses.