Portland is not that kind of market and if you want to be successful you need to up your game and realize your strategy is misaligned and weak.

There seems to be a lot of bad (read: weak, vague, ambiguous) info in this post.You need *way more* specifics to get proper data and information on your investment option(s).Sinkholes are *not* an issue for investors looking to rent their homes out.  

If you know your strengths, weaknesses, preferences and risk profiles, etc, you can observe the market, learn and find a niche - or several - that you can master. 

A 3/2 in Denver for 80k is a good deal right now - BUT _ the strength or weakness of a condo investment depends very much on the state of the HOA.

We have our positives and negatives when looking at other places, one negative is very weak appreciation, however cash flow can be good if you buy right.If Wichita, KS is on your radar, would be glad to tell visit with you sometime about our city.

I am not a commercial guy but I do know that the Central Ohio office market has been weak for at least 20 years. 

The Dept. of Justice says rebates are allowed in Arizona and 39 other states. https://www.justice.gov/atr/competition-and-real-estate-state-7 But the Dept. of Justice website calculation on Realtor Rebate Savings is very weak as you can do a lot better  https://www.justice.gov/atr/consumers-save-thousands-commissions Also, depending on the loan and type of property you're purchasing, Buyer Agent Rebates can:pay for Interest Rate Reduction pay for rental car for buyers while in FLpay for plane tickets to FL to shop pay to eliminate PMI pay to buy out remainder of leasepay towards down paymentpay for the 1st full year of home ins. pay for taxes and ins. escrowspay for a Home Warrantypay for home repairspay off credit card debt, auto loans, etc.pay off collections and judgmentspay for new furniturepay for all new appliancespay for home remodeling and additionspay to have home painted pay for weekly pool maintenance pay for credit repair pay for landscapingpay for monthly lawn carepay for new A/C system...........and pay portion to prior agent for their efforts

But as said, some pump up the numbers to make a weak deal look great.Since they are assigning the contract, essentially the wholesaler is not selling you a property, they are selling you a contract.

Their business model is small towns, rural towns, weak suburban areas,etc.They look for local to regional businesses that have been there awhile.

Being on I-85 its home to lots of warehousing, distribution and light manufacturing businesses and the service economy there continues to grow - all demanding workforce housing, of which there's a chronic shortage.