Proximity to universities, hospitals, or growing businesses can be a good indicator of a strong rental market.Understand U.S.

I agree, people also need to recognize that the cost to raise capital is not cheap - going through a company like this or a broker dealer route will cost you 6-10% of the capital they raise. for me I would be looking at your warm contacts and a very good commerical lender that would be the most cost effective..

We generally have enough visitors around warm weather holidays and while kids are out of school to keep occupancy high but the rest of the year can be very rough unless..2) It's ideal to be located in or very near one of the things I mentioned above that attract visitors to the area. 

Thanks for your kind and respectful response and warm welcome to the BiggerPockets community!!!

The "requirements" we have are fairly universal.

Thank you so much for the warm welcome and the valuable advice!

Hi everyone,My name is Charlie Lilly, and I am a 25-year-old business graduate from Saint Mary's University.

A combination of lack of infrastructure partnered with historic highs in population growth specifically in new international students pouring into the area to attend Cape Breton University, has presented less then a 1% vacancy rate on the island. 

Thank you all for the warm welcoming comments and advice!

Little to no regs, few hotels, and a major university.