*Also note that a condo is not a type of construction, but rather a type of ownership...so this is a very important distinction when looking at comps - with condos you do not own the land or common elements, and the owner pays a (often hefty) monthly HOA fee, which affects purchasing power when considering financing, which indirectly affects value.

Welcome Jay Powers !

That is a great bio with some amazing accomplishments (looks like you did great in DI and even made it to NCAA tournament and did well on the national level in Greco, too)...No doubt you will have the drive and will power in any area...

I think I might be able to help- I've got a few analytics tools I use to find properties in our region (flips or buy/hold).

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@Marcus A. I

At one of the Self Directed IRA events a colleague suggested I read this book: The Power of Zero, Revised and Updated: How to Get to the 0% Tax Bracket and Transform Your Retirement by David McKnight. 

@Jake PickettMany OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't truly take the time to understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.7) That OOS property Class rankings are often different than the Class ranking of the local market they live.8) Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.

Some are great at the analytics, others are mindset and others at marketing.

Education is powerful, but it's how you teach one to reach one and fear ain't one.