A huge problem with a lot of blue states and cities is in an effort to densify housing they don't require developers to provide adequate parking, thus the streets become full of people parking on the street and that spills over into nearby neighborhoods.

They also can give me insights as to how long it took them to rent something similar out, as they usually have a nearby property they are managing as well as a rental.4) Read alot before getting started, join meetups (especially if you can find ones where there are investors that are looking to invest or are investing in the same market), listen to a lot of podcasts..at least thats how i got started :)

There has been significant change in the area including nearby Bangor.

I was stationed at the base nearby, wanted to use my VA benefit.

@John Werth I have had good results with zillow because of nearby hospitals and universities and out of state people use zillow. 

I am on full throttle investing in Schenectady and other nearby towns.

You didn't say but assuming the units have 2 br I would hack my unit and rent 1 br to a student from the nearby college.  

So, i had a handshake deal with a nearby property owner to buy a piece of his land, then i go through with the subdivision and recombination and now he has backed out while im still waiting for the subdivision.

It will likely be a triplex in Pompano Beach or a nearby area with similar expenses.

Highly rated schools are nearby (an elementary school, a middle school and a high school rated 8 or 7 out of 10).