The use of the statistical information will allow to anticipate future developments, to supply the demand.Citizens bet on living in large urban centers.

Find a local meetup that plays the game & I bet you won't struggle w/ gauging a decision in real life after playing the game.

Maybe the best bet for me at this point is to try to work along side a syndicator, even though I have zero interest in syndicating a deal myself (just my personality) but the time is a tough commitment to me. 

I've bin here for about a year now and worked all kinds of odd jobs.

I asked about short sales and they haven't/won't file for one of those, which I find odd, because due to my limited knowledge of estates, I don't believe the IRS can force beneficiaries to settle debts of the estate. 

Calling you all lending guru.....This is a odd question I know....So I have a timeshare that I bought years ago for $50K ish cash....No mortgage, but there is a on going HOA monthly charges of like $400 a month.....In my refi, bank saw that and added it to DTI calculation...

San Diego is generally more desirable than Buffalo, so people will devote more of their income to housing, But I bet if you did this formula for every city the rankings would align very closely with the price to rent ratio. https://smartasset.com/mortgage/price-to-rent-rati...If you look at the list, San Antonio and Memphis are near the bottom.

In reality, I will use it for old buildings that have little uncovered closets below staircases or odd corners.

Inversely, if I love City Y, you bet I want to invest there, and spend time checking in on my property and enjoying and learning about the city I have money in.  

I would be willing to bet the majority of those who are very successful on BP all live in modest homes with a lot of equity, and drive modest cars most probably paid cash, that they can easily afford.