Essentially, the overlay surrounds the City of Ojai and includes Oak View, Meiner Oaks, and east of Ojai.  

Although instead of knowing about roofs and rehab.. land folks need to know about:Zoningwhere is the power  is there internethow deep are the wells or is its an area that water is super toughDoes it perc. and or how expensive are septic systems.Wetlands Etc.Now if you target land with all city services then its just dead simple.. figure out the retail value and buy below it and do your flip..

Hello @Liam Alvarez,You don't need any apps to select an investment city.

Quote from @Natalie Allie: If you are still considering the Land Bank in Detroit listings, just be careful to check with the city on whether or not the water needs to be reconnected.

Additionally, transferring properties into a trust for estate planning purposes is possible if needed.To maximize your leverage, I recommend exploring multiple DSCR lenders for better terms and working with a real estate attorney to structure your LLCs for both protection and lender compliance.Let me know if you’d like more details or assistance with financing!

And who will keep you from falling into any bad situations which happens often to newbies in the city

BP Community:I’m building out a list of videos that will highlight the economic development in the specific cities/towns we invest in.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

I had a legal team suggest I move all my properties into a much more complex structure for estate planning but I think that’s a total waste of time and money.

I'm looking locally to start out (mid size city in North Carolina) - is the answer a different market?