i tend to agree with @Dan H..the market has changed, AND real estate is still a good long-term investment.it seems to me that in addition to rates increasing, there is more competition. 

Cap Rate Compression: In appreciating markets, cap rates tend to compress over time, signaling strong property value increases.

Here's what tends to guide me:1.

In general rental rates are strong and property taxes tend to be very low.

To top that, these landlords who have switched to solar energy both off-grid and on-grid tend to attract more tenants to their rental properties.  

Probably I would not worry about it as I don't tend to talk about my 3rd parties whether they were good or bad.

When new to investing we tend to focus almost exclusively on profit potential with almost no consideration of risk.  

Property prices in Newark tend to be friendlier on your wallet compared to Columbus, which could lead to better returns on your investment.

Also marriage licenses - helps with women who's last name changes.)- Ask the neighbors (unfortunately a lot of these houses are in run down areas and the neighbors are transient renters who don't know anything)Pay Sources:- Peoplefinder.com (not too expensive, shows a lot of addresses, married/maiden names, relatives, roommates, etc.

They tend to start doing "fire sales" which means dropping prices which causes all of the homes they closed on the previous 12 months or more to lose value based on new discounted comparable sales.That is why you see builder always offering crazy "Builder credits" which in most cases are "ghost" funds.