We will shop for used appliances where we can when we need one… or pick up used cabinets if we can, or search eBay for something smaller,  but going to the extreme of personally shipping something big in internationally for one-off renovation needs seems like a stretch of reasonable.Just like you mention, the number of unknowns would not seem to be worth it to me.Just my 2 cents.Randy  

The flood insurance has also been extremely unpredictable at any of these beaches, so that's a bit of a curve ball.

If someone came to me looking for money and was trying to invest across multiple asset classes as different as the ones you are interested in, that would leave me extremely weary.

DOM nationwide isn't really terribly useful; in extreme situations we will already know the national economic situation.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

This is the list to not invest in without extreme careful attention to detail.Don't go where the masses are going.

I will use the 2 weeks off I have every month to researchI have owned a rental property in the past and it was extremely lucrative for me, and I didn’t even know what I was doing then haha! 

I was previously with Foundation Property Management, and they consistently mis-managed (horrible tenant selection, extreme rehab costs,...).

An extremely detailed scope of work along with an extremely detailed contract, are the keys to a project that is going to finish on schedule and on budget, without surprises. 

Another example of this is Newark, extremely strict laws making land lording a second job.When finding the right area to invest, towns with more lenient land lording laws and proximity to public transportation tend to be a receipt for success.