Originally posted by @Ely Kavon:I loved seeing your process , as an active investor in California I am looking to branch out to OOS since the prices here are ridiculous (even though are returns and appreciation are great) and tie up way to much capital.Thank youI read through every bit, but couldn't expand the graphics into a readable size. 

Canva - fliers, graphics, etc5.

Ive found Columbus suburbanites want either an entire house, or a cute apartment, not a garage.

That being said if it's a small cabin make it cute.

They said it was cute and clean but there was a train idling across the street from the cabin when they arrived.

Purchase price: $137,000 Cash invested: $13,000 A cute older 4/2 near 2 major hospitals and 1.5 miles from the UTC campus.

Homeline, a not for profit that does tenant advocacy, made the above graphic which I have found really helpful.

Cute beach community with a lot of mom-and-pop restaurants and shops.

So to name but a few of my favourites:The Opera: https://www.sarasotaopera.org/ we have our own dedicated Opera House and the company is more than proficient..I had my own seat at The Royal Opera ( well I believed it was my own seat....) and Glyndebourne and I'm a terrible snob when it comes to Opera ( mainly because I'm passionate about it) and the Sarasota company certainly perform.The ballet: https://www.sarasotaballet.org... we have Iain Webb, who, if you are an aficionado you will know is truly excellent and has transformed the company - I have to say they are superb and I try to see everything they produce.Sarasota Orchestra: https://www.sarasotaorchestra....very talented bunch, some world class musicians with a passionate and driven management company trying to establish, amongst some obstacles, their own home here...they offer a variety of performances and have a rich programme of participation with the community - I support them from one of the Boards that I am on and they change the lives of people who have always wanted to play with their programmes, it's something else to see a 75 year old woman perform her first violin solo in public...Foodies and Sarasota: I couldn't even begin..a very vibrant scene here..https://www.sarasotamagazine.c... this will give you a taste Best restaurants: https://www.sarasotamagazine.c... we have a slew of glorious eateriesWine: We have 4 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence restaurants, and many restaurants with excellent lists, tons of tasting events and festivals, we also have a cute restaurant that runs a programme to help you curate your own wine and make it yourself:https://www.goodfellassarasota...Festivals : again too numerous to list but we have a mix of national exhibitions that tour down here and local artists and artisans that perform, exhibit, here's a taste: https://www.visitsarasota.com/.....we also host the Internationally renowned Siesta Key Crystal classic Sand Sculpting Festival which is - I must say - a spectacular event - incredibly beautiful sculptures that exist for a brief moment and then are swept away by the ocean..it's exquisite..especially at night when everyone has gone home and it' s just the moonlight on the beach and the sound of the ocean and you're staring at Neptune himself...https://www.siestakeycrystalcl...We have a Polo club, large sports stadium, Orlando down the road...I could seriously go on and on...Needless to say it's gorgeous...

Essentially, the resolution is not high enough to capture pockets of high and low values. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modifiable_areal_unit_problemTake the two graphic below as an example.