I don't play around with other people's money.As for sticking to Gilbert or checking out other cities around Phoenix, I'm doing my best to look at every city. 

The first time this happened, the board of directors got an email showing trash everywhere, and HOA management offered to get "their people" out there to clean asap. 

At the same time, there's so many people on the fence, thinking prices are going to crash.

There are also removable barrier fences and alarms that people use instead of permanent barrier fences. 

Getting that first property is exciting—and yeah, NYC is no joke when it comes to price of entry.Honestly, a lot of people I’ve talked to in your shoes end up finding better opportunities just outside the city.

That would bypass many city/state regulations that force landlords to rent to people here illegally. 

I see people purchasing new STR's here and others dumping their properties or converting into LTR's. 

Would love to meet more people.  

@Shayan Sameerif you are putting down 20% cash but borrowing 80% from a HELOC, i still think you won't cash flow.i also get nervous when people throw out entire states. 

Also in my experience it was a waste of time to send letters or any kind of marketing.