If China buys more notes, it floods the market with dollars, creating inflation and…you guessed it, Fed increases rates.If you are a long-term real estate investor, rate increases are GOOD If rate increases, mortgage rates go up as well, making it harder for buyers to pay for homesIf rate increases, homeowners that have a low mortgage rate will be reluctant to move from their current homeFewer sellers and more buyers not affording a home lead to an increase in rental demand, driving rent amounts up and decreasing the time to find tenants for your rental properties.When fools money rushes out, smart money comes in!

Meaning if you could get a deal under that it is covered . problem is most dnt know how to get low enough.

The bigger your list or target area, the higher the probability that you find people who will sell at a low enough price to make it work. 

Home depot sells pergo and trafficmaster which you can get for as low as $1/sq ft.

Additionally, both property prices and labor prices are generally low in these areas.

Use a low down loan such as fha to purchase a property in the areas you listed with the large lots you listed.  

We on average get $100 a door but with that being said we live in one unit and have family living for free in another unit so we are more then ok with our low return at this time.

If you start to get a little low in funds....

I wanted to refinance with a hard money lender but the the amount of the rental was too low to qualify.

Having never done a flip before I tried to guess high on the rehab costs and guess low on the resale price to give myself as much wiggle room as possible.