And they are "in the system" and "being watched". 

You will always pay more in an emergency, versus shopping in the "off season".

Because I understand the fundamentals, and once you learn them, you can apply them in any market in the country at any point in the real estate cycle and make money in as little as six weeks.Focus on learning the fundamentals and a duplicatable system - not which market you should be in (because the best if you are starting is your own).

analyze 10 deals a day talk to 10 local investors a weektrack units online to find asking price versus sold price read the local news extensively for job, population, and growth newsdriving to a location helps, but not as much as data.

I've heard of using auctions and foreclosures but is there a system that most investors use to find their deals away from using the MLS?

@Tim Chase I purchase a lot of condo's and Townhome's, I will usually see this in the smaller projects as they are trying to protect the Owner Occupied versus Investor ratio so future buyers have an easier time using all available types of financing to buy from the current sellers, basically the HOA protecting the exit strategies for the sellers.

In that case a failure could take a long time to bounce back from versus a doctor worth 1.4 million but making 800k a year and net worth is growing fast.No legal advice given.  

Millcreek has a great school system.

But you can't choose to rent to one type versus the other, so I wouldn't rent to either.

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