Different parts of the country have different key characteristics and patterns that you can begin to notice. 

Avoid any city on this list.Disaster Risk - Some parts of the country are more prone to natural disasters.

Like pretty much everywhere in the country, we've seen a pretty massive run up in prices this last 18 months.

While I don’t judge people who fit that persona (too much), boats and country clubs are just not me.

The story: First off, I am as red blooded as one can get, I love my country and my military.

I will be visiting Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Lansing, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland and finally Allentown basically making a circle through the eastern Midwest.

This particular seller's pain points were :- he was getting old and getting ready to retire - he was unloading his portfolio- he wants to move to another country- he self manages his rentals and works his full time job- the rents are under market because he doesn't want to update the units because he "doesn't have time for turnover"The problem is he was so fixed on his $1.2M price despite rents only being at $700.

Not only did the brother (who made tons of money but also spent tons) have lousier credit than his brother but the guy lived across the country in California (I'm in Georgia) and that would have made hunting down owed funds fairly difficult.

I own a couple of properties in eastern Delaware County and manage a few others around.

When those historical rates were 6-7% when our national debt hovered around 40% of GDP, however today our national debt is around 140% of our GDP and we are one of the most indebted countries in the world.