@Andrew Slezak  HUD does studies of rent for the whole country and published the MEDIAN rent for every area/county/zipcode in the country. 

If you've got to ask a question on an online forum about managing an out of state or out of country renovation, you aren't ready to do this on your own.

It’s an incredibly affordable market compared to major cities across the country, which means your dollars stretch a lot further.

We have done lots of research about the city, but I know there are things that can come up from people with experience, especially since we are OOS (and out of country too actually!).

Many markets across the country are experiencing impressive growth and stability.

I work with investors from other countries and there are foreign national loans available.

Even in the most ludicrously priced area of the country (along with Manhattan!).

The FHA rules/regs (in particular the FHA self-sufficiency test) are applied the same across all markets, and I know for a fact that in rural communities across the country, and big cities that are not particularly desirable places to live, it's not a deal-breaker, I am not commenting on those areas. 

Opendoor Technologies Inc. has released its annual list of the hottest ZIP codes in the country for home sales. 

It's a quirk that very few areas of the country have.Both the city and county have their own areas that have Section 8 residents, but the Housing Authorities that handle the programs are different.