Information including but not limited to: - Median Sale prices for different property types (SFR, MFR, Condo/HOA, etc.)- Average days on market- Absorption rate- Historical data on rents and sale prices in the area- Population growth- Main economic drivers (industries, individual companies, etc.)- Crime stats... if you know specific zip codes/submarkets that you'd like to target, the best data will come from local precincts. - and more..I'd recommend remaining active not only here on BiggerPockets, but in other valuable RE investment networks that you can find - i.e. local meetups (meetup.com, eventbrite, BP local events). 

Difficult to defend places -- hillsides with limited transportation options, etc. -- won't be allowed to rebuild at all.

I used an attorney to file for eviction and we had the court date towards the end of October.

The town of Shandaken has some pretty strict rules regarding STRs, requiring a "absent owner" STR to be owned for a year before it can be used as an STR, and also limiting the number of STRs to 100 properties.

I come across people with limited credit history and/or no score.

Cash has no limitations or second parties that can capsize the deal.

I have equity on it and yearly i get around $10000 as rental income but the property is 1989 build and i am assuming that since its very old property the equity gain would be limited.

They could have owned the home for many years and if homesteaded, are limited to up to a 3% increase each year.

Quote from @Makan A Tabrizi: Quote from @Bruce Woodruff: Quote from @Makan A Tabrizi: I'm renovating a studio apartment with limited space.

I suggest pegging a date, somewhere in Feb..