The credit committee is usually made up of local people who are familiar with the market they are in.

Or do I look into a market like Las Cruces, NM, or Lubbock, TX, as an example of bigger markets I have looked at and am somewhat familiar with?

Hi all, I am familiarizing myself with at the Albequerque market and wondering whether any local investors can shed some perspective on overall property values relative to rents in the area.

You could reach out to a few Property Managers in Salt Lake City to see if any of them would be able to give you advice for the area, as they would be familiar with the region and what to expect from the investment! 

In a city like Philly, you will face many challenges - you need to learn the market and know the neighborhood and the block and make sure all of your numbers are within reason, you need very reliable contractors, you need a to understand the permit process, you need to be familiar with market expectations. 

Also if any NJ agents that are familiar with using these and transitioning out of them can reach out for some advice and education that would be great seeing that I will need an investor Friendly agent over here to help guide me through everything.

Not being from/in California, I'm not familiar with the specific laws of La La Land.

I thought the arguments being pursued by Joshua in this thread sounded all too familiar, and it seems the intervening two years have done nothing to dim his enthusiasm to borrow money at higher interest to partially pay off a low Interest Rate mortgage, even though mortgage Interest Rates are even lower now than then. 

You're more likely to find maintenance people who are more familiar with balancing those chemicals versus salt.

@Joshua MiddletonI am very familiar with that street, good friend used to rent Long term on it for about 7 years.