Narrowed it down to 3 markets based on factors like population growth, job growth, price-to-rent ratios, property taxes, landlord-friendly states, etc.

I currently own a vacation rental management company and we've had great growth from 15 units to 75 in the last two years.

Does the area offer potential growth and equity gain?

The location, opportunity for development, and the thought of growth with my brother in the same manner that I always imagined How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Hey Ryan, I help educate busy professionals who are looking to maximize cash flow or capital growth through REI.

@Manir AhmedJoin real estate investment clubs.Have clear investment goals.Understand the local market and potential growth aspects.Get in touch with a local agent or investor and shorten your learning curve and save you a lot of headaches as they tend to understand the market better.All the best!

@Cody J Leivas - I totally agree with you, Blackstone, Starwood and other REIT's may have been aggressive in their recent property acquisitions with properties purchased with rents at or above market, leaving them little room for growth.  

From my experience, it is hard to stop and "smell the roses" when you are in growth mode and determine how much cash flow you truly have.

Otherwise, there would be people churning out LLCs to get loans that would never get paid back.Early in my investing career I bought a program on building business credit hoping to use that to fund growth.

It is not worth it to be losing money every month and just hoping that it will get better when you could park that money in a different city where you will experience better cash flow and likely better appreciation and rent growth.