The article from the Washington Post had a lot of statistics.

Plenty of threads and articles on that.As @Spencer Gray mentioned though, relationships with brokers is key.

https://www.primerus.com/business-law-articles/a-warning-to-investors-in-florida-superior-liens-survive-foreclosure-sales.htmThe mortgage holder's lien will not be wiped out by the HOA lien, so you need to make sure there is no mortgage on the property.  

In addition article 250, which is the most painful read ever, requires that all electrical equipment or non-current carrying equipment that contains energized conductors to be connected to ground. 

My husband and I are looking to buy a second house down in Indy now since his job recently promoted him to area supervisor in that area, and I actually just signed up for this website (Bigger Pockets) from a suggestion I got from this link:http://www.outofstateinvestor.com/market-research-...There might be some useful input in this article for you. 

Go to the site it links to and download the Excel grid they have on the article.

Hi @Colby Wise, congrats on having a much in demand skill as a data scientist and for seeing the value of growing your wealth via the power of multifamily.The due diligence process is perhaps too long to go into on this thread but likely a good idea for an article.

Hi everyone,I'm doing a little survey for an article I'm currently writing.

This article spells out only the most basic of avenues, so don't focus on those so much (land and such is fancier), but notice the differences in each--what they require, what they accomplish, how different ones fit different people, etc.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/10/2...THEN, the last thing to think about is the fact that you are in San Fran.

Read the articles here on BP, forums, etc.