Sources for insurance and property taxes: Insurance - ValuePenguin, State Property Tax Rates - Rocket Mortgage.Low risk of natural disaster: Natural disasters can devastate your property and the surrounding community, leading to job losses and the closure of shops and businesses.

My advice is focus on getting your first property: buy the worst house on the best block you can afford and fix it up to the quality of the surrounding houses to force appreciation and build equity quickly while your housemates pay most of your mortgage.

You should have someone local who can drive by to check on the property, respond to emergencies, conduct regular inspections, etc.

You have to just commit to doing the lead generation 5-6 days a week (social posts, door knocking, talk to people you know, talk to people you don't know, host open houses for agents in your office, drive for FSBO's, etc) until you have planted so many "seeds" that they result in business. 

Underwriters will look at the population density of the surrounding area.

Plus, demographically speaking, assisted living will be the most in demand asset class over the next few decades, further reducing risk and driving increased rates an opportunity.  

Can't seem to edit the post, but I wanted to add the markets I have presence in: Atlanta, GA and surrounding areasDallas, TXOklahoma City, OK 

There has been significant growth, especially with tech giants like Intel, Meta, Amazon, and Google setting up operations (2 data centers), driving up property prices and job opportunities.

🏘️💥 Experts say the lack of new housing, high rent-to-income ratios, and post-pandemic demand are driving this fierce competition.

But if you want an ROI, as well,  the industry has been lying to you, and everyone else.Foreclosures, probates taxliens... all circumstances that explicitly do not drive motivation to sell.I am writing a book on the topic and here is a passage from my book.Circumstance does not imply motivation.