When the local/state government turns on you and you need to bail on your market. 

Local market economic conditions. 

That I can make something of myself in this world, and give a better life to my children and If I am lucky to find great fortune, invest for the betterment of my local home town.What I can say to new investors who are looking to get started, be carful who you trust, and if you come from nothing like me understand nobody cares - and this lofty idea of chasing the American dream is an internalized emotion not many can relate to, especially in this field where some people some from old money, and have multi million dollars... they simply cannot relate to you.

In my experience..from what I read in Forbes..it’s not unlike discovering a great local coffee spot: once you find one that nails the roast and atmosphere, you tell everyone who’ll listen.

Call a couple local property managers (I’d suggest key property be one of the calls.

There are plenty of local landscapers who you can hire to do everything. 

EXAMPLE: a local HC has a single comcast email address for their entire office - mysteriously, they seem to be always losing emails and asking us to resend multiple times.The good news is they finally increased their max rental amounts a few years ago, so they are now more competitive. 

I think there's still a lot of room in the country to do this successfully and where the locals can also benefit.

@Jonathan Klemm is also a good local resource who is active on here.

Can be local or not...