@Alex Salas You could also start looking at the inventory currently available in your area.

I never rent to anyone that is not available for a personal interview.Not beng able to pay required deposits means your applicants are not qualified and your screening standards are far too low.

Nowadays we have so many resources available so we can dip our toes in the water first before completely diving into an industry. 

When better options are exhausted or too costly the other options (such as IB, border state area, and to a lesser degree Oceanside (which has already experienced significant price increase)) are what are available. 

Not sure if available in Alaska, but i'd also add the coverage "ordinance and law" coverage. 

Joel, Is your triplex still available?

I am having a hard time finding a lender that will loan less than $50,000 and that is okay with the fact that I only have about $5,000 of liquid assets available to use for investing purposes.

There are Excel like apps available for your phone. 

If so, do you have a sufficient amount of equity available?

I prefer Primary and Secondary markets because of the diversity of industries\jobs, higher population growth potential, higher income potential, amenities, and the data collected\available to analyze.