Our first strictly investment purchase was in 2014.

We don't have any apartments any more, but when we did manage them pets were strictly limited by size and type.

Most of the facebook groups are spammers or people with no clue on real estate and they drown out a lot of the good discussions - if you are in a FB group and its public, most are waste of time unless it is strictly monitored.

As far as HOAs go, a strict HOA is probably a negative for an investment property.

If it's strictly a STR market, you can see how prices fair to see if the market is feeling the heat.This is what Avery Carl preaches and this is her strategy.

You can also get discounts on these because they are sold strictly "as is" and the banks want them off their books. 

Even if we did tear down and rebuild, im afraid it would put us under water or at a break even point if we are super strict with the build budget- plus adding to that, I don't know how the rehab lender would even look at this now if we do have to tear down.

Grant and I have helped a lot of local investors get started in the willamette valley with house hacking multifamily or buying live-in flips, or just strictly investment properties to add to their existing portfolio. 

Yet, FHA loans have strict rules—they must be for a single-family house or an approved condo.

Seemed to be very strict laws in some areas & possibly more laws coming in other areas.