Hi Jeremy,Maybe think about moving into a large apartment complex.Pool, hot tub, workout room, dog walking park, etc...

I purchased a property in Texas when I first started and before I knew about these things and yes It did appreciate in a hot market and I have since sold it but I had a lot of money tied up in it and for 3 years it barely made me any money on a monthly basis. like close to breaking even if you calculate cap x, vacancy etc.

Tenant states it’s hot, but no ceiling fans were in use when we were there Saturday.  

These parameters will help decide what kind of yields you are searching for, which you can use to filter down your list of macro markets.Then I would start by looking at the macro market's fundamentals, that is the population, job and income growth over time.After that, I would look to see what the rents and home prices are and how those are trending as well.I would do a similar analysis, but at the sub-market level for the metro area you are considering investing in.Other metrics that I find valuable to understand are household income, poverty, unemployment, and educational attainment.

@Lucas Carl Didn't bid all GCs at once...had 1 come during inspection period...come closing guy stopped returning calls...had 3 more which I found through my RE agent an Homeadvisor...all came very expensive...obviously since Homeadvisor is geared towards home buyers not investors...drove around town found 3 more GCs...two were on drugs...Deal is good enough that even sitting empty for a semester I still feel it's a good buy and hold...I am more on the Rehab and Hold type...not really into flipping...which particularly with the market now seem to me like a game of hot potato!

It’s a short time frame, but my PM has also told me that the rental market is pretty hot right now.

So, what might be “optional” here in the US, could get you into hot water really quick over there.  

We're running our high volume businesses using the same supplier that every household in America uses.

I can put the hot water heater in vacation mode and it will keep it at 50F to prevent freezing.

I would essentially just need to pay the delinquent taxes.They are in a hot zip code area for Pittsburgh, not high home values but good for rentals. $800 or so a month.