Alright, enough with the fluffy mumbo jumbo, here's the deal.The Deal:Market:Choosing Cleveland came down to a couple things:-I had people I could trust already investing in those areas so I knew I could learn from them and rely on their advice-I had a strict criteria of finding a duplex as my first deal and there was an ample amount of those in B-/C+ neighborhoods-There was decent job stability in overall city though I still have some reservations around the declining population growth-There was 4 unique economies where there wasn't one economy that had more than 25% of the industry share-The purchase prices was affordable and within the budget I was comfortable investing with-The median income to rent ratio was right around 30%The House:How: Automated listing on the MLS.

I recently heard of taking the listing off of "Insta book" so I can approve or decline bookings to time it right.

Anywhere that has higher vacancies as a result of declining in population is competing for renters, and so sometimes that will be the case.

🎉 Great News for Home Shoppers & Owners! 🏡
📣 Mortgage rates are dropping! 📉
👀 Quick Look:
- 30-year fixed-rate: now around 7.16%
- 15-year fixed-rate: now around 6.49%
💰 What this means:
- Lower rates = lowe...

Here is my current situation:My parents currently own a MHP that only rents lots and occupancy has declined over the years and we are down to about 7 lots rented of about 20.

Nearly 1/3 of all households in Evansville are rentals, and vacancy rates continue to decline in the area as the city grows. 

The four Bay Area cities were among the top 10 cities in the country with declining rents.

You think the appreciation is going to be above average (hard to make the argument about most markets right now but especially cash flow markets, which tend to be area with declining population for the most part).

it still has a slightly declining population.

On the other hand, with stock prices declining it's less likely tech workers will be cashing in their options to buy houses.