You also want to pay attention to past and current inventory levels.

That said, the Norfolk area seems to have a ton of inventory, but also quite a few sales.

Is FHA taking an aggressive approach to liquidating properties through the courthouse auction before they go to HUD's inventory?

Try and pick similar subdivisions with the same housing inventory/ amenities etc.

If he held it for investment as opposed to flip which would be inventory it would be ok.

I'm leaning toward Dallas because I know the area better, but Houston intrigues me because of the strong economy and there's just seems to be a lot of fixer inventory there.

Just across the river you have Hudson County New Jersey which includes Jersey City, Union CIty, Weehawken, North Bergen,Bayonne, etc. which has a lot of inventory to work through.

You pay $25/mo. to access their inventory.

It may take a while given the current inventory available in the market.let me know if I can help!

It's also possible that turnover costs are higher than normal (college students are likely going to cause more damage).Additionally, market rents could be more sensitive to other inventory on the market.