This doesn't mean you stop investing in those areas, it just means you need to factor that into underwriting and be prepared for it.

I’m about to relocate to Ocean County, NJ, specifically around the Howell/Brick area, due to my fiancé’s one-year medical residency.I’m interested in investing in a single-family home or duplex that I could live in for about one to three years, ideally within a 15-mile radius of Jersey Shore and Newark Beth Israel hospitals.

Are there any tried and true/ industry standard sites, forums, etc. where those looking to avoid capital gains look for investment properties?  

@Stephen Williams I can help you get connected with a really good GC that specializes in investment proerties here in Memphis.

YoY is up 8.5%.Why invest in Las Vegas?

Investment Info: Multi-family residential buy & hold investment located a 20-mile drive or 25-minute ferry ride from downtown Boston in the beach town of Hull, Massachusetts, also known as Nantasket Beach.Purchase price: $550,000 in 2016Cash invested: $137,500 from 1031 exchange (75% mortgage)A 14-unit property on a corner lot, and it includes an adjacent lot as well (10,000 sq ft total lot size, double the town median lot size), giving an exceptionally large patio, yard, parking areas front and back, and a storage shed.

I invest in OOS properties so just curious on what the benefit would be.

I don't think you should get into investing locally when you know you are going back to Canada for good after that.

My wife and I are very interested in finding hard money lenders and investment real estate agents that can help us flip multiple homes over the next year. 

Devastating.This is why climate related stuff is absolutely paramount in how I invest.