PM for more details on different options with this approach.  

Other pertinent information I think.

I hear that you are data driven, sounds like you are detail oriented guy- that can he helpful, especially when you are scaling.

People like him will not waste time with such things and you need to be on point with intent professionalism and a detailed outlined purposal with proof of funds to get him to bite .

Account Closed  there are several threads here that hash this out in detail.

Also, thank you for the detailed write-up.

Not only that, but I took a 4 month class completely dedicated to creating a business plan, which is now coming close to around 25 pages with all details considered. 

While I acknowledge that economic strength is just one facet of a good rental market, it is a major factor and I wanted to share what I've found (the details of my methodology and raw data can be found after the various rankings):Top 10 best economiesProvo-Orem, UTSalt Lake City, UTCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WIDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXKansas City, MO-KSLongview, TXLouisville/Jefferson County, KY-INSan Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CABirmingham-Hoover, ALThere were two main factors to overall economic strength that I looked at – how diverse/broad the economy is and how many economic drivers (i.e. strength) the area has.

PM me if you want a detailed tool to calculate rental potential.If looking for a mentor - check out this other post.

I have no detailed or specific plan yet but after some initial reading and own thoughts I was thinking of the following.