That being said, if I am in a market that does not have these metrics but want to buy and operate, I may stay in my market because it will be easier to run the operations full time.It comes down to your goals, and what you want to accomplish.Good LuckGino

You would buy there to live or if you just want to own property in the best location possible....Overall, the long term rental game is rather difficult in the middle TN market right now, especially in the Nashville area.

So my parents are buying my first fixer upper for me all cash in there name. 

The longer he stays it gives him a chance to save up the move in money for a new place and maybe buy a new 70" TV and Xbox once he finds a sucker landlord that doesn't check and see that he was just evicted

I think it will be important to buy in areas that are just starting to sprawl.

Most non-QM lender penalize you as if you are buying down the rate to zero.

(Yes it’s a thing there’s little sidewalk plows/snow throwers that the town will own.)The landlord is definitely responsible for snow removal from the rooftops which if it builds up can cause ice dams or worse collapse your roof.

Hi there,I'm looking to work with a lender to finance an off-market property in Maryland I want to buy as my primary residence*, max 10% down.What's the catch?

Also, would have some concern that they say replacement cost of this property is 50% higher than their buying it for.

The Developers want this setup because they don't have to come up with capital to buy the land.