I feel like there are other parts of the country where you will get a better deal rent to valuation wise.

Avoid any city on this list.Disaster Risk - Some parts of the country are more prone to natural disasters.

They stick with the last date the country clerk database was updated.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published the results of research conducted into how lenders are likely to be doing their business in the future, and what new information and personal data these companies plan to start asking from borrowers in order to determine their credit score.The biggest takeaway is the seemingly inevitable shift from merely accessing credit information to also incorporating people’s online behavior into the process of deciding whether to lend them money necessary, for example, to buy a house.Compared to the way the system now works in most countries – these changes, which are expected to be coming soon, look fairly invasive privacy-wise, and with no “vision” of proper safeguards.

From not thinking it is possible with kids and family, to making the jump, we are currently starting on the path to get the stack started towards building wealth through real estate.    

@Ryan Maguire water in basements in the Midwest is almost a given unless you take steps to control it...what you are describing is a freak event...the sewer system was overwhelmed...getting 5in rain in this part of the country usually only happens from hurricanes from the Gulf...Sounds like you got it sorted...could have been worse

Only time I accept anything less if is it’s multiple renters and the other one or ones can qualify without the one with the poor credit score, someone comes from another country and they give me a printout of there credit score there, or the have no credit cause they’re actually fiscally responsible and have zero credit card debt at an age where most have plenty. 

This is a path that we've just recently started down and I wish I had known about it a long time ago.

I'm a US citizen based out of Davie, FL, but I also spend months in other countries for family and business.

Colorado Springs (El Paso Country) can be good but the regulations can be limiting.