MIDDLE (during ownership)- Ensure that your investor relation team (even if it just you) are communicating effectively and not being spammy with your investors' updates (interesting balance) - Keep your "professional" 3rd party property manager (or regional) on their toes by triple-checking your GL frequently and that your PM company is instituting your business plan to a tee because remember your bosses (the investors) are expecting you to deliver, as promised, that 15 or 20% IRR in your fancy webinarBACK END (sale - full cycle)- Exit at a sweet cap or at a higher price so that your investors can get awesome returns so that they not only come back to you but they refer other people to you for your next deal.

Do not invest in any city on Neighborhood Scouts’ list of the 100 most dangerous US cities.Low risk of a natural disaster: I frequently read of entire cities devastated by a natural disaster.

I have a landline number and cell number (I frequently forward the landline to cell for that company now). 

Nothing gets a tenant fired up like no heat or ac and they want it fixed now however there is frequently a wait if you don’t want o pay a huge premium.  

With month-to-month leases, operators can more frequently adjust pricing to pace inflation.

Dimitri is on here quite frequently but you can also look up him or his company on Bigger Pockets or on the web.

We have low tax rates, high income, new sports teams (Oakland A's) and businesses coming to town all the time, as well as new casinos opening. 

@Zachary Wurtz  I'm sure you don't intend it.....but this is how most folks on this forum will hear your comments:  "Hey everyone, I'd like to go to the casino and spend an evening gambling....would any of you let me use your money?

I'm in the military and currently deployed and I want to try doing the process remotely because I know with me moving frequently its difficult to focus on the area I live in with moving frequently and deployments so choosing one area to focus and build in would be my best bet. 

Since there's a lot of growth and Ogden has hit top 10 lists quite frequently, there's also a lot of competition.