I personally have not read it, but I promise you that book will help you factor in everything you will need to analyze in making your first deal.I have always tried to apply the 1% rule as identifying if an investment property is a good deal. 

If you abandon all other metrics for some "golden number" or something, no matter what that golden number is to you, you're doing yourself quite the disservice and will pass up on many great deals because of it.OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN ANALYZING DEALSThink of all the other things that must be considered when analyzing a potential deal:Crime RatesSchool RatingsPopulation GrowthJob GrowthRent GrowthHistorical Home Value AppreciationNearby Commercial DevelopmentGentrification / "Up-and-Coming" NeighborhoodsLong-Term ProjectionsAnd so much moreFor example, more than 2 years ago I made a massive post about the coming "Millennial Migration" from the Bay Area to Sacramento, and have seen how much that migration pattern has changed the local real estate market there.I bought a owner-occupied short sale in October 2016 for $260k with only 5% down.

Just because a news agency ran an article pointing out a trend and its impact on people (including people that identify as investors) - I wouldn't assume this is a 'swipe' or even negative.It's when we stick our heads in the dirt where the real risk exists.There's no recommendation of policy here - by the way. 

While you may be able to identify certain thresholds within different areas, you're still increasing the risk.

It is an animal that works, provides assistance, or performs tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, or provides emotional support that alleviates one or more identified symptoms or effects of a person’s disability.

It’s a simple concept, but investors sometimes struggle to identify which properties have the potential for good profit.

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Stacy,Some quick initial thoughts are:you'll need to perform a title search to identify all liens on the property.If there is a tax lien be aware of the final date to pay off the lien before the property goes into auction.Im pretty sure a title company will not transfer title while there are active liens on the property.

Not sure how someone could show the lines weren’t cleaned out but the age and size of the replacement unit were easily identifiable before you closed.

I've been doing my research and am in the process of identifying the Area of Atlanta to invest in and building my core 4.