Markets with strong economic and demographic fundamentals such as population growth and job growth will perform better over the long term than those with weak fundamentals.

REI is not without risks, but, you have to determine your niche of interest, get educated in its fundamentals, continue to update your skillsets and take risk as necessary to produce the desired outcome.Clearly, I am a calculated risk taker and below is a quote for your reading.The biggest risk is not taking any risk...

If the latter, then financing, regulation and taxation are a little different here than in Brandon's book - though the fundamental concepts are the same.Have you decided which nature of real estate investing (i.e. buy-and-hold, private lending, etc.) appeals to you?

Good traits to have.The additional comment I'll make about being market agnostic, is that it has to do with a market's economics, fundamentals, affordability, and inventory, in addition to the numbers making sense.Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions.Continued success!

What's the fundamental principles of this strategy? 

This is the order I follow when researching new markets.1) The Price Index: coined by Las Vegas broker Ted Federwitz (Key Realty), this metric tells you the relationship between home prices and their economic fundamental, which is rent.

@Bethany PeysenUnderwriting a multifamily deal is a specialized skill and I think you will have learn and understand the fundamentals of multifamily to do so.Also it takes other factors like understanding T12 statement and property expenses.There are various underwriting tools available, so once you have good understanding of income and expenses you may use any of the underwriting tools.Good Luck!

If you want to have a knowledge of the fundamentals Mobile Home Park University is where you should start.

I'd do some more research on areas that you may like, and have good market fundamentals. 

Things like investment calculators, once you have a solid understanding of investment fundamentals can be replicated on Excel, and tailored more to our markets.