@Patrick Boutin for seeing when open houses are to occur, Zillow is a good base.

Flood damage can also occur from poor drainage in an area, not just from a nearby stream.

Once that occurs then I can start The positive cash flow and looking into a 2nd rental.

I guess as something to keep in mind, housing appreciation usually occurs at 3% per year as an average nationwide.

Unfortunately this occurs when you highlight that you'll take pets (versus indicating "no pets"). 

That growth may or may not ever occur.  

You never know when those will occur, and we have found it to be really common to come across deferred maintenance items when we have moved into our properties.

I don't recall the exact facts, but I believe the issue there was whether the "catch-all" provision requires the seller to disclose the fact that a gruesome murder/suicide occurred on the property.

Here's an example of why rent disparity should occur.

@Nitin Dhiman, the statutory order of the 1031 only requires that closing of the sale occur before the closing of the  purchase.