This is because the area has very high rents, and with travel nurses I have to pay for all utilities, including heat in a Northern climate, internet, garbage, lawn care, and snow removal.

In this obscenely smothering regulatory climate, I know it sounds like a loophole of some sort, but it’s not.

I wouldn't mind joining them after this recent subzero climate we've been enduring.I'm just curious if anyone else had any thoughts on the topic.

The lending climate changes from time to time.

Any advice on looking at the climate of your local market would be appreciated.I have had two coworkers sell their house recently in the area where I lived.

the northern United States are maybe not the climate, ripe with opportunities and standard of living you would want to start a new life in.

Completely shutting off utilities for a prolonged period of time can damage the property since it will not be climate controlled for that period which can lead to moisture damage, mold, and other costly repairs if it goes on long enough.

I talk about this on my YouTue channel a lot and we get more and more people move to Milwaukee, many say they visited and where shocked how much they liked it and because of cooler climate, plenty fresh water, and lack of smoke, fires, storms, floods etcSidenote: took my wife to Chicago last week for a show and we got stuck in the suburbs for 2 hours trying to get on a freeway.

You can continue to catch rents that are moving up quickly and not be behind the current climate.  

If a property has been vacant for long enough, it can develop maintenance issues that can be solved only with a bulldozer, and you might be on the hook for the demolition bill.Buy in an area with some similarities to the area where you live, such as climate, demographics, or property age so that you have some idea of what you're dealing with.