g=173096))Housing supply shortage: # new jobs per permit issued >1.5 (based on https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/housing-shortage-tracker)Rent affordability <.33 (based on https://www.zillow.com/research/housing-supply-32743)Housing affordability <.40 (based on https://www.zillow.com/research/housing-supply-32743/)Based on these criteria I got 3 cities: Raleigh, NCCharleston, SCSan Antonio, TXI would love to know your thoughts on this methodology.

I have spent the past several years studying market trends, analyzing potential investment properties, and building a network of industry experts.I'm specifically looking for a fellow investor located in the New York area who is interested in collaborating on initial buy and flip projects.

Memphis is a block by block city, so be careful to get your comps from very close to the subject property. 

It is such a large market that values can fluctuate wildly, depending on location.I would become familiar with the city, select some areas to concentrate, and learn the values of what has traded past 90-180 days, since there may not be a lot if activity.

We are considering properties in the Oklahoma City market at this time.

If it is some kind of big deal like it is an old metal barn eyesore on a downtown city block undergoing revitalization and you're going to build a $10mil apartment building on it, if you can get the land...hey hey maybe the powers that be might negotiate something with you, with perhaps a promise you won't fight value for 10 years or something like that. 

@Allen Moore In New York City, section 8 is awful, the tenants play the system masterfully and the courts are in bed with the city.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and if this is a good route to proceed with, especially in Kansas City. 

There are multiple billion dollar companies dumping money into the city, such as Intel, Google, Honda, and Amazon.

It’s located in New York State, and I was informed (though I haven’t seen it in the auction contract) that all mortgages and taxes will be settled by the seller at closing.