What this tells me is Raleigh is likely better for long-term, conservative investments due to steady value growth.

That is UNLESS you are getting something where you can add TREMENDOUS value.

Condo's value is very much tied to the overall health of the financial for the project.

This is a reposting of a previous postI value Matt Scott's commitment to help me in with my success.

Yep, every deal needs heavy value add, complete re-tenanting or something else to make sense.

If they've genuinely abandoned, you'll notice their clothing, personal hygiene, and things of value are all gone.

now if you could get a seller to be the bank I get that you could smoke and mirror those deals.. but i would think those would be picked over low value or properties in the worst areas of town etc..   

I value my health and try to get 7-8 hours of sleep.

Quote from @Samuel Hudson: Hello friends I am new the market and recently bought a home in Weehawken 6 months backs .Its a three family home and we are currently doing renovations Right now.The rent leveling board told me that two units would have to follow a rent of 1650 for unit 1 which has three bedrooms and another unknown amount for unit 2 which they don’t have the information for .The previous seller I purchased the property from bought it as a tax lien .He has kept the property vacant for two years with no tenants before selling it to me .However ,the previous Owner he bought it from must have had tenants .I am putting in a lot of money into renovations and want some clarity on the situation I am in .The property has been vacant for the two years and currently still is as we are doing renovation .It would be really appreciated if anyone can assist me on what information needs to be provided by from the previous seller for me to be able to set the rent based on the market value .Thank you . 

Also, if you buy using a hard money lender or cash, Zach Starnes can do re-fi's off the appraised value shorter than the typical 6mos and then you might not need any money down if you buy at the right price.