The best thing an out of town investor can do is develop strong relationships with locals who are active and knowledgeable in the real estate investment world in STL.

Anyone here with experience installing rainwater collection systems either below or above ground on new construction vs drilling for a well? 

Works well.

Josh is very well organized and presents a lot of information well. 

@Mark Ainley, can you sent me the meetup list as well.

Exploring vacant land in suburbs or up-and-coming neighborhoods could offer you cheaper build costs and potentially lower taxes as well.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

Our exchange lawyer did not communicate that very well i think. 

Add Louisiana to the list as well My SFHs didn't go up too bad - around 10-20%.

I go into more details about strategies to protest with my clients as well.