Investors might want to start exploring smaller cities or less-saturated markets poised for population and business growth.

I'd be happy to connect if you are interested in exploring the Kansas City market =)

In all major cities, especially ones with a higher crime index, unless you study the market and know it, I would never rely on someone else to choose a block.

I tried one in Oregon on a 120 door parcel I had over in Lincoln city..

Akron, while not a 24 hour city, is still a generally stable, established city.  

I could not find e1031xchange as a business entity in the State of New York (https://apps.dos.ny.gov/public...).

Follow all safety requirements your Insurance Company plus city and county require.This usually includes childproof access and alarms.

Buy in a market not too far away, 30 to 1 hr from a decent city center where values are reasonable and a city push out with help your rent and appreciation. 

For an OOS investor, I would recommend looking at Kansas City as one of my CFO clients also manages 100+ doors for OOS investors and knows the market very well.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!