I literally laughed through the phone at his suggestion, because I was broke, in debt, and in every way and unqualified borrower, and the lending environment in 2012 was probably stricter than it had been since the invention of the 30yr mortgage.

Those types of things can throw curve balls but in my opinion, at the end of the day it wouldnt be worth much without friends and family and I understand his loss.  

Hi Derek,Based out of Surrey, BC and thinking of investing in the states as well.

When I did Airbnb in NY I had the opposite of AZ.

Beware of people with “something to sell” stating how great their product is.

Even though interest rates are high, we have a big Mircron plant coming here as part of the CHIPS act so that could boost housing demand in the coming years.I don't know the SYR market, but I did a quick search for duplexes somewhat outside of the city, and found this: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7300-Lakes....

I own a small multifamily commercial in Albuquerque and can confirm the diversity of the economic and cultural factors that you mentioned. 

File a complaint with Board of Realtors and State AG.

Hello BP community,I am an out-of-state landlord with a rental property in Bluffton SC.

Eric,Without going into too much detail on each line item, at first I use my back of the napkin method with a 40-50% expense ratio.