@Evan SwansonIt can helpful to have some key metrics to help filter out potential cities.

To establish industry benchmarks, SOCI and Lacology analyzed the top property management companies to see how their properties are performing in key localized marketing metrics.

Remember, any market that looks awesome from metrics like population, job growth, etc. is probably on fire right now.

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I've been pretty conservative with the numbers; income lower and expenses higher. This is in a class B neighborhood. Median income $43kOwner Occupied 54%Population 25kProperty Tax Rate 1.38%There is another property w...

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Here are the basic steps for investing in a real estate syndication:The sponsor announces that the deal is open for funding, usually via email.You review the investment summary deck and decide to invest.You submit your soft reserve, telling the sponsor how much you’d like to invest.

I respond with "have you reviewed the requirements which include.....blah blah blah) and I rarely hear back from the majority of folks who initially sent a request to view the property.What you are doing is correct and a good timesaver to weed out those who do not meet your rent requirements.

I know that comes in under the $100/door metric, but... 

Also, I would analyze the properties you can afford and see what the cash flow (or other financial metrics you want to use) is after the first year or two.