On average, homes in the area have seen an increase of 8.18%, significantly higher than the national average, which typically ranges between 2-3%. 

However, I just checked a national underwriter's manual, and it appears CD's are insurable, but there are criteria unique to them. 

Quote from @Ko Kashiwagi: Hi Anna,Are you investing as a foreign national (with visa, Green card or ssn)?

@Andrew ThomasSorry you I was shift my focus from purchasing my personal residence to purchasing my first investment property as a realtor you should have access to a program called realist you can easily go in there and search for out-of-state or out of County owners one of the best ways to Market is handwritten envelopes it is almost a guaranteed open versus any other kind of marketing realist has so much information how long people have owned the property with their mortgages Etc I would also try to find as many wholesalers as possible and sign up for their list and look at how they are packaging their properties you will need to go and join some investment clubs a national Club you could potentially join is called Lifestyles Unlimited I'm sure the information they teach is also available on Bigger Pockets at the end of the day if you have a great deal you will always be able to find an investor for it

I've been a land broker in southern California for the past fifteen years, selling land both to the big, national builders and also to boutique builders. 

I would checkout STR nation, there's a lot of accountants that go to that to help short term rental investors. 

We are across the nation, some cities have higher number of bookings via VRBO but more often than not, its Airbnb that has the highest bookings still. 

“The launch of the United States’ beneficial ownership registry marks a historic step forward to protect our economic and national security,” said Secretary of the Treasury Janet L.

I have 3 deals going in Loudoun county VA that national builders are buying our lots and when I was there going through existing developments its was full speed ahead  Toll Brothers on one project probably had 40 up and running some i am sure are presold..

.- In the past five years, Mobile has experienced a 33% increase in manufacturing jobs compared with about 8% nationally.- McGowin Park developed a huge retail space in 2015 which consists of: 199,500- square-foot retail shopping center containing a future expansion area, five restaurant "pads" and 4.5 acres of outparcel development, and the west development consists of a 148,000-square-foot anchor store with an associated gas station, an 89,600-square-foot shopping center and 7.41 acres of outparcel area.