Focused marketing and targeting high-demand locations will be crucial for success.Commercial Properties: The commercial sector is returning, driven by renewed interest in malls and efforts to bring employees back to office spaces.

Louis Fed shows the delinquency rate on residential single-family mortgages, and proves there's a way to spin this data to show that delinquencies are increasing rapidly.

Tip #1 - no such thing as one perfect market There is lots of data on Bigger Pockets and MTR experts that have released rankings of top cities for next year, but remember it's not just about the purchase-- it's also about the operation.

@Steve CastagnettaBe honest have not really found a very good one - and I always question data - why?

If I see this data Cleveland Income is similar to your zip code but home price is 3x difference.

I guess the only thing giving me hesitation is that it looks like housing prices are at all time highs even after adjusting for inflation:https://fred.stlouisfed.org/se...Housing affordability is worse today than it was at the bubble peak in 2006 if you believe Case Shiller data. 

I've seen the data and you can make at least 15% ROI, but it does require work. 

So much propaganda they only list peer-reviewed medical journals outlining the data and conclusions http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-biblio...it's not a conspiracy that most insurance companies either do not allow those breeds on properties they insure or the exclude damage done by those "vicious breeds" it's an actual, real and present danger and very applicable to the aspiring and actual professional property manager/investor.

I'm one of the landlords that mostly uses the credit/criminal checks as a data point to see if they were honest with me prior more than anything.

Look up market rental data to know if you're in a lower paying area.