Although rental demand remains high in those markets, they do not meet my military criteria and/or the tenant class is too low for me to feel comfortable.In your experience, is it best to maintain my focus on the markets I am most comfortable, understanding that I will have to pay market value or wait for market conditions to change? 

He passed a few weeks ago and we're still trying to catch up.I was trying to provide updates as we progressed but were too busy to maintain the documentation.

Maintain the property the way you would your own home (it is) and you will reduce your problems with tenants.

These were tenants that paid every month early or on time, and maintained my property with meticulous cleanliness.

It is durable and easy to maintain.  

Way more expensive, way more in maintainence which is weekly during the cold season and more expensive for us to pay utilities.We went 4 seperate furnaces so we could seperate utilities and make tenants pay gas and electric.

It is hard to find a lot of well maintained houses with distressed owners.

., tell us a well-maintained property with a fenced yard for pets is hard to find.

Put some money down, keep cash reserves, and maintain a cushion of equity and cash flow.

Yes, the experience I have of maintaining a similar property is a value I hadn't really quantified.