As mentioned, I've heard that most of the national sites data is old.

As far as a broker who has properties and alternative real estate investments @Leslie Pappasis one such and they typically are not regionalized.If you are looking for a qualified intermediary to perform a 1031 exchange for you than any national QI with a good track record can help you out.  

However, given that experience, I do not see john Smith the new guy walking into any respectable financial institution and borrowing a substantial amount of money for an investment with no money down or no skin in the game.Just a thought - a recent article that was released indicated that banks were currently exposed to real estate at approximately 118% of portfolio value. 

I generally agree on the surface, but would love to see the actual source.Per Brookings Institute, there are several matching metros, but some are different. 

Per my argument above, they will not be supplemented by massive numbers of young people coming into the area from far away, a national draw.

I spend my professional life working nationally on residential accessibility so if you want to reach out, please send an IM. 

I am native to the Saratoga Springs area and I work in Albany with the National Guard.

Only summers, because they're in the mountains, but near a tourist city and major National Park.

Then ask those questions on the application and do a national eviction report together with other screenings to validate everything that the potential tenant declared on the application.I make my requirements very clear and if I do get potential tenant that does not qualify, they always ask me about that during scheduling the viewing.

Regarding qualification process, every bank can be different, one tip is go to local banks, they can be a lot more flexible in terms of requirements/qualification than regional or national banks can be.