This should be required reading for new investors, drooling over the great cashflow they will make buying crappy houses in crappy neighborhoods that attract crappy tenants.

Their 100% LTC is attractive, but their rates might be on the higher end for short-term loans.Lima One Capital: A solid option, especially for more experienced lenders.

Has every market (by city or by zip) in SoCal, which is where we fix & flip & build rentals.I'd recommend more drilled-down market stats like the bottom graph for validating your underwritings and making go-no go decisions, but it's still interesting to visualize & pick-out those super-performant markets.To be fair, I haven't seen something like this either, that's why I built it!

Home buyers are very easily visually influenced.

I had a few houses that lost about 30k in equity overnight in the area (had been considering selling to do a 1031 into some new builds, but that turned into a less attractive idea after the equity drop).

But we also added lease options to our model which attracted a better tenant and lessened the the amount of work that it took to manage the lease option properties.So I would encourage you consider investing in your own back yard before going out of state, especially if you live in North Carolina. 

The market is saturated with STR's further from the beach and attractions, so my advice is to be picky about your location and underwrite the numbers carefully to make sure the investment will be profitable. 

Spanaway, DuPont, and Yelm are areas I'd consider if you want to attract those working in Tacoma/Olympia and living further out as well.The new fast ferry from Bremerton and Kingston is making the peninsula a more viable option.

They are cash flow positive and have over 1B in assets ( net is close to 350million ) I’m only thinking that the seller wanted to make it attractive to sell his building having no renewal option which can give some leverage to new owner.

A steady annual growth rate, diverse industries, and affordable living attract residents.