NE Minneapolis has strong rental demand, but no area is hot in the Winter.

If you're competing for a hot property or need to close quickly, fast closings can make or break the deal.

Since you are not a skier, a home or cabin that is close with its own hot tub and other stuff sounds great You can do much more with a home than a condo.

I was able to convince my lender to allow me to do an air pressure test of plumbing lines, it passed and so I provided that info to the lender and they accepted it in lieu of turning on water.

.● The soil around the foundation should be watered with 1-2 inches of water per week during hot and dry weather patterns.

Unsurprisingly our economy is doing much better than theirs currently after that hot money injection.

It's a hot market for eyeballs because of cash flow, but a lot of new OOS investors don't know what they are getting and where and how to manage it.Thanks, Jonathan. 

Outside Lisbon/Oporto/Coimbra (very hot markets) probably 570€/month on a 3 bedroom condo would be a B level medium rent income.As always, this is theory only, I have no real experience.

I bought two SFR is Desert Hot Springs (years ago). 

The fact its in a landbank tells me that it was taken back for some reason, which tells me its likely not a high commercial demand for development, but I could be wrong.If it is "on the main drag" in this town then I'd think doing a new build home to do a targeted and intentional air bnb would be the best bet.