Follow demographics.Longterm means growth and growth means immigration and birthrate.Too often investors make decisions based on today's numbers instead of future projections.It is not rocket science the births have already happened you get a 20 year lead up before they become renters you need to find the markets that are landlord-friendly, the population is booming, and doesn't have risky cycles like hurricanes.I am very conservative on my investments and I because of that I have been able to get huge rents and cashflow that would be hard to beat.

I think we need more immigration.

. - RENTS ARE GOING UPMexico continues to build new factories & border security will increase slowing immigration.  

Perhaps surrounding cities over 100 miles will be enticing Our local market got flooded with over 200,000 immigrants in 2019.

Also just like doctors, some attorneys are generalists doing a little bit of everything, but most have some area of specialty: divorce, personal injury, immigration, labor, taxation, real estate, etc.Real estate attorney - an attorney specializing in real estate.

I've only done it for students, recent grads, or recent immigrants.

Hey Mark,I am an attorney who practices real estate and immigration as well as owning a property management company.

I've actually sent letters to the President and our US Senators about the complications that "legal" immigrants and workers face under the current system and would love to see a system that allows more opportunities, but obviously, it's a hot button topic for anyone to have a real conversation instead of political grandstanding.Hispanic tenants are usually good tenants for us and they usually reside in a home for a while because of some of the complications they face in finding housing.

The other side of this argument is, there are a LOT of people who are renting but want to buy, particularly millennials and educated white collar immigrants.

This is probably because of immigration and the city of Lewiston with their aggressive removal of apartment buildings (averaging around 20 buildings a year).There was an article in the paper(sun journal) about Lewiston and the proposed rental registration fees.