All things being equal, it's definitely best to invest locally as you know the area better, can easily visit the property and neighborhood and can find contractors and vendors (and actually meet with them) much more easily as well as check on the progress of rehabs more easily as well.

Another side note, i have met a lot of people that are "investors" that have an LLC set up, but haven't done any deals yet, it just makes them feel as if they have made progress towards becoming an investor. 

Also, many items were found in discovery as job progressed, and it had many add-on's. 

While the Fed will attempt to temper inflation through adjustments in interest rates and reduced bond purchases, high consumer prices will continue well into the summer of 2022 and are predicted to worsen before conditions improve.

It is important to remember that as much as we are building towards all of the many positives to buying investment properties, we are also bringing the challenges as well and just have to solve them, learn from them, and systematize them as we progress!

Now it gets a bit confusing since your Farmers, State Farm, Geico or Progress, or any other name are private companies, and if you get a policy with their logo on it it is really coming to form the government policy, so they are not truly a what I am referring to as private flood insurance.

In progress currently raising rents.One unit was empty and is now filled with a solid tenant.2nd is struggling to pay but is working hard paying what she can.3rd has declined to pay rent until their CERA is funded (Paid out on eviction court date 2 months after approved.)4th has been paying on time every month including increases.

Also, be sure you are taking daily photos and creating reports of what happened as construction progresses and which trade was there and when.

Having bonds drop further would definitely further worsen investor sentiment here.I do think another direct impact could be overall market sentiment.  

My partner and I are beginners in investing and while that’s in progress I’m interested in wholesaling with assignment contracts.