I look for locations with a great economic fundamentals in-place - solid rental demand, good area demand drivers, and reasonable barriers to new supply.After that, it's all about the deal.Get to know a submarket better than any of your competitors - rental comps, sale comps, new developments, active players, etc.

Right now, while there is the most uncertainty and worry about this slipping into a full-on recession or depression is when most of the competitors for deals will be sitting on the sidelines.

Some pros were we got almost all of the contractors in the house at the same time and also saw how they conducted themselves with their competitors.

They typically do not like projects in need of significant rehab, as that introduces greater risk.Be sure to check with NASB or their competitors as to the guidelines of what they will be willing to lend on a post-rehab property. 

I've found the best way to find a good property management company is to go see who your competitors are using.

I don’t know the % but Costco buys and  sells things in big batches and that’s how they are selling volumes at lower price than their competitors.

Please note that "Ad Valorem" may pragmatically mean something different in Florida, I can only speak to California.In California, we see out of state lenders, including big national brands that do VERY high volumes (1-800-Q-----n just today), screw up state specific property taxes all the time.What that looks like for me is "hey Chris your competitor is only charging $4000 for property taxes, why are you charging $7000?

@Alex G.Certainly I thought about the 0 point, which was 3.25%, but then the competitors started beating each other eventually by .01% lol.

As a result, I was buying when my competitors were selling at a discount :)And as far as the Recession happening - they predicted a recession as far back as 2013.

Considering motion lights, a ring doorbell (or competitor brand), or something similar of the sorts.