Don't invest in a market if you can't find a quality PM!

I think it is different if you live there, speak the language, know the market.  

I am considering investing in the Ohio market.

Personally, I wouldn’t invest in a market where appreciation averages only 2%.

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

Am I more likely to be able to add $50k or $100k of value above cost in a high Cost RE market or a low cost RE market?  

At a minimum, having viable plans in place for development will make these lots more marketable and valuable to potential builders when we have conversations. 

We're exploring creative ways to provide him with the cash needed for the down payment while avoiding triggering a taxable event.One strategy we're considering is purchasing his future primary residence ourselves, making the mortgage payments, and then, once we've built enough equity—comparable to the appraised value of his rental properties—transferring the title to him as a form of exchange.What are your thoughts on this approach?

Sell our house (~$700k) and invest in 2–3 smaller rental properties in the Houston area, a market we’re familiar with.

I was running an sms campaign through an overseas assistant, but I've been researching AI sms marketing platforms that actually handle conversations from beginning to end, qualifying and disqualifying leads.