Here is an excellent article on housing market expectations on appreciation from one of the world's top investment banking firms Goldman Sachs: What are some of the big differences you’re seeing among US regions?
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You can collect applications and then choose the "most qualified" applicant, but that's opening the door to Fair Housing complaints.

Most cash flow or door chasers fail to understand this and that's what leads to bad investment decisions.  

Maybe I am missing the big picture on this one but I’m not ready for several door properties which would be a higher and easy 1031.  

Have you knocked on the door and had someone answer and say I have a lease on this place and are paying for it.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases.

Exterior didn’t need much – sharp new accent color for exterior doors, and other aesthetic enhancements, plus some upgrades on roof flashing and weatherproofing.We discovered that the ground level water intrusion was because a huge crack in a sloping sidewalk next to the building was funneling all the stormwater right over the sill, into the onsite-manager’s unit.

Sean, I have some deep domain expertise here.For starters, I own 12-doors in Detroit (from California).

David, Sub too is the only way I purchase in California and pre foreclosures are on the rise.

Now, I own 9-doors here in Columbus and am aggressively scaling my portfolio.