After some investments in amenities (primarily hot tubs), our last 3 months have averaged 12k/m.This property is owned outright, and due to the size of the property, the small square footage of the units, and the lack of comps in the area we have found it difficult to lock down any refinancing.

Other hot spots I am sure you will hear about are Florida, NC, Texas, Indy to name a few.

I would suggest you take a few months and watch the market before jumping in because the market has adjusted the pricing because it's hot. 

A HOT Latina image in the ad. :) 

Solar eclipse was near to see down there. 

NOT Portland proper that sucks but the metro is quite hot.

If you're going to work with contractors, collect rent from tenants, or try to bed the hot chick at the bar, you better learn to recognize warning signs and get out early. 

Example: invest in syndications / short-term rentals / oil & gas wells / solar projects / conservation easements, and so on, due to the tax losses they generate.

Building a sport court will run like $30 grand, but would increase your rental value. a 6bedroom 4 bath house with a sport court, hot tub, fire pit, mini golf, arcade etc. will most likely crush it because it's cool.

But MANY/maybe most people don’t know you need to spend that $10-15k on top of the solar.