Andre,First off congrats on making the move out of CA and into a more accomodatinng state like CO in terms of Taxes, Home prices, and future to build a sucessful REI portfolio. 

Market Conditions Keep a close eye on the market, both locally and in terms of refinancing opportunities.

It will all depend what you feel comfortable in terms of budgeting and the type of repairs needed.

In terms of the down payment, that 75,000 includes all of the additional fees and associated costs and such as well.

However, after seeing what we could offer in terms of amenities, location and service, they happily paid the premium rent associated with renting from us.I am not a natural salesman, but reading books on marketing, sales and hospitality has greatly improved my ability to convert a lead.

Seems like we're in really similar spots in terms of what we currently manage and where we want to go.

What should I look for in terms of land?

In terms of STRing in St Pete.

Keep in mind all these markets are very different than the Cambridge area in terms of tenant base, household income, transit, etc.Happy to connect if you'd like to chat more!

I need help finding statistics of appreciation, population growth, job growth.California of course has great appreciation and limited competition growth with high house prices making renting almost a necessity but I worry with more people leaving California then coming in this year that Phoenix might be a better investment in terms of long term growth.