Like if its a 4-20 unit building near Clark Park, rents are nice building is cheap...From a pure numbers stand point.

@Jerome Hranka you need an economic reason other than pure tax avoidance in order to substantiate a strategy.

Looks like gas prices do affect SUV and Truck sales...apparently microeconomics beats sound bites...http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/04/autos/gas-prices-s...Yeah but in the upper segment of the market, as with lambos and ferrari’s Or even 100k plus cars I bet pure cost of “gas,” is very ineleastic and not really factored in at all as a buying decision other than the inconvenience oh having to fill up.In the lower to mid tiers of vehicles the cost of gas is probably a big deal because there is more of a budget to adhere to.

I'm now looking to add my first pure investment property to my portfolio.

If you are ready to jump (financials ready to go) then when a good property comes up you can close quickly based purely on the home not on your ability to pay for it. 

if you want to really commit yourself to this model, dig in and drink from the fire hose as there is a LOT of devil in the detail to get yourself dialed in. 

Hello All,I just joined BiggerPockets and am excited to introduce myself to the group, in hopes of building new and lasting partnerships, whether they be purely friendly and/or partnership oriented.  

Luckily, I have a few meals/drinks with him every year in real life!

Your current market (Tuscon) will provide far better opportunities from a pure cash flow standpoint but appreciation wont be near what you will experience in the Puget Sound region; i.e.

If you see glued joints and the pipe is pure white chances are you have a problem.