In a seller's market, home prices typically increase due to limited inventory, while in a buyer’s market, prices tend to be more negotiable.

When I sold my properties, the price did not increase much (though there was still a slight profit, couple with the rental I had over the years and currency gain (bought when USD was low and sold when USD was high).

I want to build a home on the property to increase value at some point.

The increased depreciation deductions can offset your taxable income, including gains from the sale of the previous property.

Purchase price: $430,000 Cash invested: $85,000I bought the property partially renovated on the interior, then proceeded to do updates to increase value.

The best way to get started or increase that flow is to go to real estate investor meetups (@Leka Devatha has an amazing one in Seattle) and also answer questions in the local forums without ever asking or offering help in terms of your business.

I agree with everyone else that the downvote is more apt to be used for purposes other than it just being a bad post and the best remedy for a bad post or a bad comment is to quote it and engage with it and give your side.

Unlike San Diego, the laws about rent increases and evictions and things like that are more reasonable for landlords, making those nightmare evictions stories and squatting stories less likely (hoping I never have to take advantage of that but still good to know)So i'd look for things like that if you can, good luck and do let me know when you end up closing an out of state flip!

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: This trend has been growing increasingly, but it's actually hurting most new investors.

Quote from @Jr Miller: The lack of human interaction increases our number of showings.