Which is interesting that in the '08 the market in Des Moines didn't tank, it really just dipped, much different than many of the other areas of the country.Also, here are many reports that are giving Des Moines the title of Best places to Live for various reasons.https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/04/11/rankings-des-moines-fifth-best-place-live-america-us-news-world-report-city-quality-of-life-moving/3434737002/https://realestate.usnews.com/places/iowa/des-moineshttps://livability.com/best-places/top-100-best-places-to-live/2019/ia/des-moinesThat being said, depending on your goals, you will want to look in different neighborhoods around Des Moines that have different attributes and different classes of tenants.Good luck and if you want a second/third opinion on the Des Moines area feel free to message me!

People do not often realize this but ranking #1 does NOT get you leads.Ranking #1, gets you traffic.

But I also heard it's a long process and people pay large amount of time to get that ranking high up there.

LLC docs go to title  not often the lender asks for them.. but I get it these lenders know me and or volume.. so they are not looking for a fraudulent borrower.When I was lending I had an Accurint mortgage fraud product just pop in name rank serial number and it spit out a go no go look further type of report. 

To hell with Google.We rank #1 by not TRYING to rank #1.

By the time the dust settles you want to be ranking #1.It will be an investors paradise when the dust settles!!

Response time is key for rankings in the OTR sites and for closing bookings. 

Take the best from each and make a template, for a better one.30SEO managementSince your the only one, you just need Google Map Pins and build up your google ranking under key words.31Marketing SoftwareSparefoot or similar in your market area.

Metro detroit consistently ranks #1 for cash flow markets year over year.So the trick is to not over think it, and just take the stuff that’s in solid locations and scale.

Many OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't truly take the time to understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.7) That OOS property Class rankings are often different than the Class ranking of the local market they live.8) Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.