I like to keep an eye on what the big boys are doing and found that article to be quite interesting.All the best.

Find someone you trust who can keep an eye on the property for you.

Why I say I was lucky is that I got into wholesaling cold calling homeowners with a confidently good, borderline obsessive amount of knowledge about investing, so I already had an eye for a deal.

I have a friend who works at a local bank that keeps an eye out for bank owned properties that could be good investments.

BiggerPockets just wrote 10 Markets To Keep An Eye On In 2022Cleveland was #7https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

In addition to what has already been said, you may want to get a WiFi enabled thermostat to keep an eye on your HVAC, especially when it's empty. 

A house with crumbling foundation and a similar house with the same ARV or cost of repairs are NOT THE SAME in the eyes of the backend buyer of the house after the flip.

CREAM is a facebook group that hosts meetups from time to time.

And as long as you've invested time in building systems and having some type of eyes on the ground (for example, in NH, my neighbor cleans and takes care of snow removal), it's a couple hours each week at most for the majority of guests.

So here are my questions -- Beyond keeping an eye on some generally available historical metrics such as avg rental prices, days-on-market and months inventory, how does one gauge the short term future health of a rental market?