You pay attention to local economic fundamentals.

Most of us do not buy properties that would ever experience extended periods of vacancy or problems selling regardless of conditions; so, that is just part of our fundamental property selection criteria.

If you are looking for solid long term rental fundamentals (positive net migration, job growth, housing under supply), Atlanta definitely exceeds Chicago in all aspects.I would imagine that there are some very appealing places to invest throughout Chicago due to the fact that the city has natural borders and can only expand so much.

Is there any basic/fundamental advice you would be open with sharing to help others navigate their way through BP's resources toward efficiency, trust, and reliability?

The key is to stick to the fundamentals of what keeps an area a stable and good location/ what amenities mean good tenant flow, etc. 

If you borrow $50K against this house you have not changed the fundamentals--this does not magically become a 2% RTV home and, therefore an excellent investment. 

"BTW, I trade almost exclusively on technicals (charts)"Hi Mike, that seems ironic since you invest in RE entirely (apparently) based on fundamentals.

We still invest in Denver and Dallas because fundamentally there are still macro tailwinds for these markets.

I would judge more WHY people are visiting Nashville, and try to put yourself in position on that with still a fundamental basis being the house is marked to LTR numbers.

But, as I've posted in other threads on this issue, if one title company will not write insurance, that does not mean there is a fundamental issue with the state of your title.