Using a trust or business entity to avoid liability and then skimping on protecting others is a sign of bad faith and will make the judge mad at you.Run your business properly and ethically.Own nothing in your own name.

How do you rank these drivers in terms of most important to least important: time, cost, features, location and terms?

So then you are the driver of this search.

Homes that appeal to our target tenant segment range from $320,000 to $475,000, so the supply of housing we target remains almost the same regardless of how many new homes are built.DemandThe driver for housing demand is population growth.The average Las Vegas annual population growth is between 2% and 3%.

This is pretty unethical in a housing crisis too...as a renter in San Jose that makes me mad.

Had a couple clients invest in the last 2 years - i am mad and heart broken for them. 

If it's their daily driver, no go.

Different areas may have varying degrees of support, but in Cape Coral specifically, this is a very large component of the local economyIn addition to that, with the older population, healthcare is also a huge necessity and a large economic driver in Cape Coral as well.

Test 2 a dog on a rental property broke thru the screen to get the door dash driver.

Sure, the Bay Area is a different area with different economic drivers, but that doesn't change the fact that buying on future appreciation is still speculative investing.Don't misunderstand -- I wasn't being critical or dismissive of your approach or your results.