With a very flat site like that, depressions above the system can capture and concentrate a lot of water. 

@dani sung i concentrate on central texas up to dallas and down to houston.

Aloha Matt,I am not concentrated to short-term vacation rental, but aware of what's happening to rules and regulations as a local real estate agent.Before getting into property search with an expert, I would suggest a reading on Sunday afternoon.http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/lodgers-and-tax-dodg...This tells you recent development and possibly future road map for your successful operation.

Geographic and real estate class concentration in your personal portfolio will trump any rating system.

If you do want to concentrate on new builds, I would actually suggest looking at Frankford.

Hi Eric,I live in Bay Area Santa Clara,and I've 20 years backround in chip design :)Right now I'm concentrating on real estate , and all my properties (SFR homes and apartment complexes) are out of state .If you are looking to educate yourself we (me and partner ) have meetup group in Los Gatos mostly dedicated on out of state  large multifamily investments ..If you are interested please look it up on the meetup :Multi Family / Single Family Out of State Investing

I'm concentrating on flips to increase my available cash pool relatively quickly so I can be in a position to do multiple cash offers.

Hi all,I am a newbie to the real estate investment scene looking for my first deal concentrating mostly north of Hartford.

Should I talk to some property management companies and see what areas rent the best and then concentrate on buying in those areas?  

If it was big money that you can prove, I would concentrate on pursuing that angle for recovery.