Only willing to take the risk for the potential growth in popularity in that area.  

I have run into a couple of other Indiana investors at our local REI meetups, it is a very popular investing spot.

Ductless systems have been increasing in popularity, value, and selections in the last few years.

Most of the posts on BP that I see claiming that all "these" people in Sec 8 being lazy stems from ignorant bias learned or formed from hearsay popularized by those wearing three pointed hats calling themselves patriots and conservative, even calling themselves Christian.

My wife and I currently own and occupy our first investment property, which is a multi family in a pretty popular part of Portland Oregon.  

Tax liens are becoming popular as a safe investment with banks and insurance companies and the returns have been coming down. 

I guess I would say we are a hybrid boiler plate mortgage lender. 15% down on an investment purchase with a 620 credit score is our most popular investment product.

That's single family homes, in popular metro areas I am confident I can easily achieve 10k sample data/10km^2 - maybe more.

@Brian Ploszay Yes, I am looking in Ocho Rios which is a popular tourist area and I've been there a handful of times and love it!

My property is in upstate NY and hardwood or floating floors are much more popular here.