I assume these production companies have started their own financing companies and have deep pocket investors with them.We are still busy, when other companies are not, but if we were able to do our own long term financing at a lower rate than the banks than we would only be a stronger company.

It's easy to see when you drive around, but you can also just filter for homes under 150k on any real estate website and you get an outline of those areas.

That drive is quite a drag, especially when I travel 15-20 hours to Europe and land at midnight and have to drive another 2 hours back home in Sedona.I'm thinking of buying a small condo in a decent area not too far from the airport, that I can also STR while I don't need to use it (which would be 95% of the time) and offset the mortgage with... maybe even cash-flow a bit?

I haven't done a deep analysis on Cleveland, Montgomery or Buffalo, but I would think they likely qualify at least for the type of long term, cash flow investing we aim to do. 

I want to show you how I was able to put 0% down on a house hack/live-in flip in the Boston metro area…not to toot my own horn, but because I believe that ANYONE can create a good deal when buying a house hack.Deal Backstory: Driving for Dollars, “Farming” and ReferralsFor the past few months, my wife and I have been putting in offers around the Boston metro area only to lose bidding wars with people paying $50k to $100k over asking.

My 2 bits.Invest locally, ideally within 30 minutes or somewhere you can drive to within half a day, (Las Cruces, Sierra Bianca or to Tucson or Midland) first.

As far at MTR, I would probably look at somewhere with growing population, strong economy, diverse industries within a 2 hour drive where you have more control.

It all comes down to occupancy, and how attractive you can make your rental look to drive a higher occupancy rate. 

For Central California investors most areas are a fairly short day drive on some of the most majestic coastal roadways in the country.

I recommend to "navigate the turbulence" in your market do a deep dive on rent trends over the last 15 years.