Actually right here on Bigger Pockets may be one of the best places to learn. there are experienced tax sale investors from all over the country here.

Ben, are you working with mostly local investors or are you bringing the money in from out of state or even out of the country.

A lot of investors interviewed on the Bigger Pockets podcast talk about achieving the 2% rule in different parts of the country, one even mentioned achieving the 3% rule.  

Your vacancy and management expenses- which are two significant components of the 50% rule- can be a lot lower in Provo than many other markets in the country which is a prime example of why the 50% rule cannot be extrapolated the same to all markets.2) Minor tech boom.  

On his current cross country tour, "The Burning Down The House Tour", no that's not the right name, that's somebody else's tour; its the "All Weather Tour"; says that real estate should NOT be part of your investment portfolio.He says that your portfolio should look like this:Stocks 30%Medium Term Treasuries 15%Long Term Treasuries 40%Gold 7.5%Commodities 7.5%  You'll notice NO real estate.I was reading elsewhere that money market funds, bank CDs, and 30 day T-Bills have all failed to keep pace with inflation over the last 25 years.And over the last 25 years inflation has averaged 2.2%, gold has averaged 5%, oil has averaged 6.5%, Bonds have averaged 7%, Stocks have averaged 9.6% and real estate has averaged 9.8%.How many Bigger Pocket member's portfolio looks exactly like Tony Robbins?

@Shalom Boaz Dishon   lets us know how you make out in the Valley got to be one of the toughest markets in the country to crack...

Although if this is semi rural I would think water and septic would work with a country type lane.but to be specific in our market here in Oregon it cost us between 35 and 50k a lot to fully improve a residential subdivision of 5 to 6k sq foot lots with 50 to 60 foot road frontages.

(such as TVS), you can screen tenant candidates from either country.   

., and conference goers help make Orlando's airplane terminal one of the country's most travelled.#4 Tampa, Florida Tampa has all the pure splendor of Miami, with a number of the most wonderful white sand beaches on this planet.

I have had it happened to me numerous times in the mid west.. for all of the above reasons.And I agree it makes it very difficult to do the sale then move to new home when you can't count on closings like you can in other areas of the country.