As far as determining if an area is "safe", for me it is less about statistics and more about spending time on the ground and getting a sense for it.  

Also the yard was being used as parking space...some tenants are ok with that, many are not (then it would be on street parking only if we changed it...some want the private parking space...depends on tenant).

@Nicholas Aiola, @Natalie Kolodij, @Ashish Acharya, @Basit Siddiqi, @Linda WeygantThis one's scurrying around in my brain and you know I'm going to hit you guys up privately to discuss this! 

Tesla, Switch, and google have already established a presence and there is a biotech company planning on spending $45 or so million to build a new headquarters in the coming years.

This sounds like the price is too high or they have found a better deals after closer look.It really depends on many factors, like what is the exact location, what is the shape of the lot, how is subdivided,  how is it accessed, how far are the closes utilities, are those private / public, is there any public access, are the access sufficient or do you have to build a new roads etc. 

You have to provide the financing for us to buy the new property - either from cash reserves, a private loan, or a loan from a portfolio lender like a community bank.

Win if you spent  more deductible money on your unit, lose if you spend it on the rental.

If your goal is to buy, hold and cash flow SFH's are there effective ways to use private lenders to fund your acquisitions?   

Any input or willingness for anyone to share how they have structured deals with multiple private lenders would be greatly appreciated! 

Another plus is after 10 years no capital gains if sold. i I know the question are very broad and hard to answer but just looking for simple answers before i have to go out and possibly spend money to get them answeredIf anyone has been through this any help and advice on the best way to get started would be greatly appreciated!