In no particular order I have listed some of the most popular markets for out of state investorsCincinnati, OhioDayton, OhioToledo, OhioYoungstown, OhioCincinnati, OhioMemphis, TennesseeSaint Louis, MissouriIndianapolis, IndianaDetroit, MichiganErie, PennsylvaniaLouisville, KentuckyMilwaukee, WisconsinJackson, MississippiEach of these markets is popular with turnkey investors because of the low barrier to entry, high rental demand & high rent to price ratio.

Do you have an area where you are particularly interested?

There's one multi-family operator I particularly like who operates under 506B so they cannot publicly solicit.

May I suggest that you research this particular property on the City of Chicago website entitled "Building Permit and Inspection Records" at this link:   https://webapps1.chicago.gov/buildingrecords/Good luck.

He admitted it up front so there's a pretty good chance he'll be honest and smoke outside, particularly if the roommate doesn't smoke.

My recommendation would be to as why these particular extra steps are required so you can understand the logic driving the advisor's recommendation.

Although he might not tell you straight up what the issue or why a particular property does not work for him, you can read through the lines as he will most likely explain in general what he looks for when evaluating what to keep vs sell.

The camp itself is generally outside the scope of what I "want" to be doing (more fix n flip), but still looks like it could have some information that I would be interested in (particularly marketing information).

Working out the hard costs to see if the numbers work for the type of project I want to do with this particular development.

IMO, profitable deal flow, staying invested, and the ability to pivot with the market are key right now (and the largest challenges, particularly for us part-time investors).Deal flow aligns with #7 above...IMO, it IS investing and everything else downstream is not complex.Staying invested is not hard but staying invested in the right thing is.