A couple thoughts based on Mike's post:The book Secrets of the Canadian RE Cycle gives some pretty detailed info about drivers of the cycle.

Hello,I am currently reading "The ABCs of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss" by Ken McElroy.

The secret formula to investing success“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

The weather is definitely a lot different then Texas but we are secretly loving the weather so far.   

You're not discriminating based on national origin, but even if you secretly were, he would have to prove that.If the house is sitting for months in March April and May with no qualified applicants, maybe you need to lower the rent.

You make sure the property is functioning as it should (first hint is the correct amount of income comes in each month, no mysterious charges, no tenants who secretly moved out, etc.) and if it's not, you make sure the manager is taking proper steps to deal with it.

Sanchez VazquezHere are my favorite books:Multifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!

Maybe @Brandon Turner has some secret land he is farming up there in Podunk WA haha! 

GRM (Gross Rent Multiplier) is one of the standard methods of appraisal, but the secret sauce is knowing the expected GRM for that type of property in that area.

Names of everyone who has ever owned the property will be in the title history so there are no secrets to be kept from your buyers.