I am a buy and hold investor who has slimmer margins but lower costs and higher appreciation.

In other markets, it is slimmer.

Many New York imports, such as myself have come to the area and the margins are much slimmer than other areas of the country as New Yorkers have been driving up prices on investment properties.  

this one will be a bit slimmer than the last one... but experience, and some $... is priceless. 

Big money is working on slimmer margins than makes sense for the average investor.The two things you really need to know are:The true value of what you are bidding onThe rules of the game for your particular jurisdiction. 

Jacksonville fl is so big, there is good hunting here for the right numbers contact local REi, get to know them..jax rei is very organized and broad network of connections ..I like Raleigh too, but slimmer pickings..

The advantages of Denton County are:1) Lower Price Points than Collin County (Plano Area)2) Close proximity just west of all the private sector "employment boom" of Collin County3) Safety of Denton County4) Closer proximity to DFW International Airport when connecting 35E/Sam Rayburn Tollway5) Northwest of Dallas County and directly north of resources in the Tarrant County Mid-Cities (Colleyville, Grapevine, and Southlake).  6) Many of the purchase prices in Collin County (Plano) are higher due to the hype, but the profit margins are much slimmer when rehabbing properties due to the builds being fairly new.   

Whenever I analyze Seattle properties for fun (to dream), they are way slimmer than what I am used to down here.You can do a lot to research the different expense components, and keep refining it while you can still back out.  

I am also trying my hand at wholesaling in the area as well, although the profit margins seem to be much slimmer than in higher priced markets.

It's that REO is even slimmer inventory than the rest of the market and doesn't get discounted very much in NYC.Let's see if 2016 is any different.