Try using the BiggerPockets "Market finder" and see where that brings you and then just talk with agents in the market you pick and narrow down these options by relying on market local contacts to guide you.

An agent would be invaluable to you to pick through each of these neighborhoods.

Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan: Quote from @James Hamling: Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan: Quote from @James Hamling: Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan: Quote from @James Hamling: Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan: Quote from @Scott Trench:So there is a lot of incentive from some big long established entities in both syndication and banking/finance to just sit back, let others over-leverage and drive thing's bust, because picking up the ashes is more like picking up the gold.

I understand equity and cash-flow are related, but what I mean is that I don't need the cash flow right now as much as I'd like to build a strong portfolio that can cash flow even more later on.I've owned a single-family rental for 4 years, but on mulitple fronts I felt like I've done a poor job self-managing it, so this Fall I picked up the Turners' book on managing rentals and that's what led me here to Bigger Pockets online.

Quote from @James Kerson: Well, boys, either you’ll never hear of me, or you can buy me a beer sometime when you do - though if and when you do, I’ll pick up the check.Now that's a deal 🙂👍  

.)- If use the property more than 15 days or 10% of the time it becomes a residenceI suspect this is part of why the STR trend has picked up so greatly amongst professionals working in tech.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

Pick a desirable neighborhood where your home will appreciate and go for it!

I am looking into a deal and would like some advice and have people pick at it and let me know what I am missing in this proposed deal.I am a small real estate investor so far, I have 4 SFH rentals, 2 in Colorado where I live, and 2 in Texas.

If it is, I will certainly pick it up and give it a read.