The drain pipes were fitted into the main clay pipe and concrete was poured around the edge of it to seal it.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015-04-01-biggerpockets-...Great april fools gag. many people like to do an intro to break the proverbial seal which I am ok with.I would much rather see those posts than the "what state shouldI invest in" or does anyone have documents for X or how do I transfer my property to a LLC...

@Jessenia Hartage Most people on here are afraid of NYC and have certainly never been to Queens, so I would take the warnings with a grain of salt.  

And anything within a block or so of the ocean is going to take an incredible beating from the winter weather salt air etc etc.. and then you have the Tsunami that is coming with teh massive earth quake that will come and that will wipe out whole towns on the Oregon coasts.

Take the homerun stories with a grain of salt, but I have found incremental success in my investing career, and I credit the little success to being consistent on the process of underwriting, making connections, and being a landlord.

Another investor outbid me so I offered 110k which sealed the deal.

The big guys like Perma Seal and US Waterproofing always seem to be more expensive and have longer lead time but you can count on their quality until you get a more independent guy that has flexibility and is typically cheaper.   

I do not want to go into another vacation market but rather a metro area with a more diversified economy again just to get into a different type of asset.That being said I do want to continue to short term rent the next few properties we get at least in the first few years of ownership in order to increase cash flow to combat these higher prices and carrying costs before potentially converting to more passive long terms down the line.Therefore I am looking for markets that 1) have a decent draw of visitors year round 2) have regulations that allow strs in some parts of the city 3) Are in growing cities in the west or south.Below is a list of markets I have identified as potential places to look and I was hoping to get some insight from either other investors doing the same thing or agents/investors in any of these markets on whether this is potentially a good market to explore or not.1) Salt Lake City (this is right at the top of my list due to its proximity to ski resorts, expanding of the airport and long term strategic business planning of the area but I have very little knowledge of this market)2) Denver 3) Phoenix (used to live in AZ and like the fact that the state of AZ seems to look favorable on strs)4) Tucson (see above but lower home prices/potentially less appreciation)5) San Diego/LA (these are attractive because of their proximity to my home in Irvine)6) San Antonio (love that it is very close to the booming Austin and feel that this is a market that could see some real growth in the future)7) Tampa/St Pete (I have always been very interested in this market for both short term and long term rentals)8) Raleigh (have invested in Charlotte and love NC but again very little knowledge on this area)Any insights or advice on any of this would be greatly appreciated.

HMM never heard of that regarding criminals  https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/20...Using CA as an example:- not allowed to place a blanket ban based on criminal record- are not allowed to access certain forms of criminal records (arrests, post-trial diversions, sealed expunged records)- you are technically allowed to access conviction data and use it, but your interpretation of that data must comport perfectly with how CA wants you to interpret it (must have direct bearing, must have been recent enough etc)- even if you follow all of this perfectly, accessing the criminal records must not "have a discriminatory effect" so if certain special people are impacted you are still looking at liability.As a result of this legal minefield many just decide to forget looking at criminal or to find some other criteria.

The City of Phoenix has an ordinance that requires smoke detectors to have a 10-year sealed battery.