(This is in the Southeast part of the country.)Market FundamentalsPopulation Growth: 1.8%Median Household Income: $77,573Wage/Income Growth: 7.3%Unemployment Rate: 4.2%Job Growth: 2.7% (slight decline last 2 yrs)Home Ownership Rate: 59%Median Age:  35Employers are stables between Health, Tech., National Retailers & Shipping Companies, local schools and BankingCrime is 1.06 Violent Crimes & 9.82 for Property CrimesSchools are on average 6/7 out of 10. 

The premise of the book is that the first real estate “investor” in our country was - ready for this?

Purchase price: $255,000 Was originally our primary residence, then life happened and the Navy moved us around the country for a while.

Morris fled the country last year. 

Because I live across the country, that would have cost me a lot to hire an electrician or handyman to buy and install them all.

I just think there is probably no better market in the country to do what you want to do and have the best opportunity for success.

I dont think it is, @Melanie Baldridge feel free to jump in but foreign assets like this usually follow the tax code from that country.

Not too sure about other areas in the country. 

Or hang out at places where people with money go, i.e. nice hotel bars, nice restaurants, country clubs, etc.

It would be very good to hear from some executives at Baselane, Hemlane, Hospitable, who have tens of thousands of landlords across the country, share their insights into the subjects @Jamie Petraglia is asking about.