Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

I think the buyer has to be another investor willing to pick up where I left off.

@Anne Christenseninstead of picking a market based on statistics or numbers, I'd pick one based on... 

They pick it up.

I'll just pick one. 

She returned that afternoon to pick up the last belongings she could fit in her car.After seven years at Cyprus Apartments, Swaw fell behind on the $1,430 a month rent, including fees, for the one-bedroom apartment she shared with her 19-year-old daughter, Ashley.

My first market ended up being a bust and decided to pick a different market for out of state investing. 

Regular smoke detector does not pick up the smoke.

Then they will meet you at the property and hold the door while you walk through and do all the analysis work.If you pick a great investment RE agent they will make your life easy.  

I don't have a partner and the most important thing the program was able to give me was the assurance I had picked a good market, lender, teams and execute my business with an already tested system/processes.