As the world becomes more dependent on high speed information access, direct access to major fiber optic bundles becomes critical.

Great thanks @Sean OTooleBeing able to sort folks that only have cell phones would help us speed things up a bit.

The best I can imagine is that this is basically a way to give up cashflow now to speed up equity building, such that you would get more equity to borrow against for a down payment for next property faster than just saving cashflow.

Existing mortgages, other property to transfer lien to, etc.You probably don't want to hear this... since you have a deadline you may want to hire an attorney to speed up the process.

Inverness , Dunellon ,beverly hills, spring hill ( although a lot of sink hole activity ) and Jacksonville an be a great place to invest but .. there are a lot of c- and below properties so my biggest piece of advice is to find a boots on the ground type of person who can look out for your best interests in the area you decide is the best place to invest ..Wishing you the very best ..God Speed, Michael Short   

Look at Kitsap county (Bremerton, Port Orchard, Silverdale) as the new high speed ferry out of Bremerton is likely a game changer (commute into seattle from bremerton is 30 MINUTES!!!).  

I happen to agree with most of the findings in the 2015 report.The southland CRE market is very strong, and with a widely accepted view of minor headwinds in the foreseeable future through the Feds inevitable pre-programmed incremental interest rate raises to get rates to historical averages, the market should continue to steam full speed ahead well into 2016.

Speed is an important factor.

Are there a lot of other indications of bad behavior and irresponsibility (recent evictions, a high number of speeding tickets, etc.)  

We then repaired everything, yes everything, even when the tenant did not ask for it.After a year of getting things up to speed, I stopped renting or repairing in a panic.