And is walking into a turnkey ready to rock building, the seller (whom I am presuming is now broke, but that may not be the case) even left the tables and chairs behind, all ready to have plates full of unethical inorganic genetically modified red meat dipped in butter placed on them. 

I mean, most of these people are in a rock and a hard place and need help. 

-Give them advice on what's popular in your area (meaning stay on top of what's hot).

My sister has a decent sized rental portfolio and has seen her cash flow totally eroded over the past 5 years even after refinancing all the properties to rock bottom interest rates during the pandemic due to the tax increases, and many of them are more than 2/3 of the way paid off.

Markets to look for: Without knowing your budget, it would be hard to say however, Florida is a very popular market for Canadian clients because of the positive cash flow and the ability to find affordable properties in high occupancy areas. 

I don't thinknitbis so much about a specific area as it is a good price on a specific property that has views and amenities that people want.I would set up search for popular mountain tourist locations and be patient till the right property comes along and be ready to pounce.You can put a property under contract to lock it up and then schedule a viewing and make a decision during the due diligence time.

Contrary to popular belief, yes good operators do market and spend money on marketing because there is so many bad offerings out there they still need to be noticed. 

I reiterate this because I have made the lion's share of my money in real estate by investing in "up and coming" locations as they transition from borderline to popular parts of town.

DSCR also offer a 40 Year term. 30 year fixed, 5/6 ARM (most popular), and I/O Interest Only to help the initial cash flow.

think bigger. we build a triplex that's very popular in columbus. for house hacking unless you want to live with your tenants or rent bedrooms out push the dwelling units up and run the numbers. as long as you can qualify for it