You'll want to evaluate the market and the demographics that make it up.

Since our company has full access to the local board of realtors website, I have been targeting certain mls map grids to search for properties based on demographic polygon or ring studies.

I felt like I was kind of flailing in the dark before as the KY rental is a brand new demographic that requires more hands-on managing.

As a result, you have a competitive advantage connecting with others directly.To increase your conversation rate of calls to meetings, target a certain demographic or buyer/seller group and send out specific marketing materials related to their situation, i.e. short sale households, investors, condo owners, etc.

New member here from Colorado Springs, CO.My wife and I are getting to the phase in our life where we are slowly accumulating a little cash and think that residential real estate investing would be a good fit for our skillset and interests.I have been the market research director for a local commercial real estate firm for over 7 years, so I am intimately familiar with the demographics, real estate market, etc., although the focus is primarily on the commercial side.

Do school zones or demographics come into play in your decisions? 

Anything to be aware of when renting to this demographic?  

They may or may not share any demographic tenant profile information as they do not want to be construed as breaking any Fair Housing type laws.  

I have been looking into this for some time but have concluded I don't want a JOB, but would love to lease the facility to this demographic! 

The demographic influx patterns of folks moving to FL are astounding.