Do your due diligence.furthermore, are there any burnout houses close by, is it in a safe neighborhood, is this in a rural area, is it a metropolitan area, what's the economy like there, just because other places nearby are renting doesn't mean that your house one block over is not next to something that is uninhabitable, or poses a security risk, or maybe near an abandoned field, a graveyard, an airport, many different factors there to consider.  

I am working on a plan with a partner to develop an area, but we have never had to start from a blank slate. 

In order to pitch for funding, we feel like we need to get a few basic ducks in a row. Is there anyone i...

Acquired 3 lots on mulberry st near west end of Cincinnati about 3 years ago still sitting on it.

I just happen to live near a STR in Alexandria all of a sudden lol.Some of these are ridiculous, especially the one-hour fix.

For C to B-Larger developments announced nearby-Increased activity in new construction-Building of commercial retail in or near the neighborhood. 

Just google the following: - special assessment - zombie condos - Florida condos (look for recent news)Since you are not living near the properties anyways, why not look in a landlord friendly state where the purchase prices are lower?

But because he raised rents each year, and rents were increasing by ridiculous rates, tenants constantly moved, had to sell the property at a loss several years later due to constant vacancies.Finally, the most interesting situation I ran across was a tenant, a 93 year old tenant paying rent on a 2BR apartment for $90/month.

Effectively a 'Firestorm' is a dry hurricane that rains fire, with nearly indefensible circumstances, just like the catastrophic flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters they have and will intensify in severity and rapidity.Beyond directly impacted property owners, investors, insurers and businesses, the downhill effects of the SoCal fires on the immediate and surrounding areas are astronomical and still somewhat incomprehensible.

Beyond that, real estate is largely local; in my market we are not seeing anywhere near those numbers.

You jumped in at a $515k purchase and poured in close to a million in cash, then brought it all the way up to a nearly $1.85M sale.