However the market is to seasonal and it would be a gamble to see If it would work. 

You need to look farther out to the south and Midwest for cashflow if that is your strategy and you aren’t afraid of gambling for appreciation.

I've never structured seller financing.I've thought of a near full price offer with interest only for 5 years (a little gamble that rents will continue to rise and values will at least stay steady) or the financing and paying them $225ish.The owner said my proforma seemed faulty accurate (I lose $206 monthly after moving and fully renting) so there needs to be wiggle room for win-win here.Asking the BP universe: what offer methods and tactics have you found to be most successful?

I got a wife and 2 kids, I don't think that gamble is for me... thanks for the quick reply 

All we know is now, and everything else is a gamble, so if you can afford to cash out refi now, now is a good time.

It takes some financial investment, but mail campaigns have been an effective tool to contact people who own property you would want, who share the characteristics of motivated sellers.

You could talk about Phoenix or anywhere else in Arizona but I consider them vegas without the shows, the restaurants, the gambling, the tourists, the excitement, and they tack on state income tax.

It's a bigger gamble in my opinion, UNLESS you KNOW the person putting the deal together and trust them. 

So even if the average is $1050 that doesn't mean that houses also couldn't go for $1250 or $800 in the same area depending on its individual characteristics.3) It's not entirely clear where Rentometer pulls its data from, but I think they are using list prices instead of actual lease prices.

With all the competition from DC, MD, PA, NY, DE they are doomed until they find a new business model not involving gambling.