And areas where the population, I believe, is slowly declining like Northern Maine, the berkshires; parts of CT.  

Would have loved a net yield comparison but it would have probably been a little more challenging from a statistical standpoint.One very important trend is the unemployment rate - I'd usually like to see a declining trend over the years, and ideally not too high compared to the national average.Mike, I'm curious about your market analysis process - could you share more about your methodology?

Since Q1 2016, the number of condominium sales has declined by 14.8% and the median price of a condominium has declined by 11.7%. 

It is drama with tenants in crisis; lots of maintenance because of tenant abuse, and a declining asset base.In my area my I experience low turnover (average 7 years) and great tenants; no drama; a 100 hits on Craigslist; huge rental increases; high appreciation; but 3-4% return (cash on cash assuming paying cash).

With the addition of more and more homes on the supply side and the interest rates inching toward 10% the price points should be on the decline.

That way, you can simply shoot your lender a note and they can provide a proof of funds letter.In addition, you'll want to have several conversations with potential lenders to learn about what they require when working with you, what types of loans they like to make, and what terms they offer based on the nature of the project.It would be painful to offer on a property and find out a hard money lender would decline to lend on it for any reason.For me, the best place to find lenders was through my local Real Estate Investor group on FB, but you can probably find one by creating a slightly more specific post on here that targets city and state.

Hey BP,im looking into purchasing a portfolio of properties in Danville, Champaign, and Bloomington IL.most are SFR, a few 2s, 3s, and 4 units. total of about 20 -25 units.I'm not familiar with the areas yet, and I want to understand if these markets are declining or staying flat.any details you can share would be great.

The economy has been stagnant, the crime is high, and the population is declining.

The combination of high interest and declining rents is going to cause some of their existing  book to zero out.

@Carlos Ptriawan population declines impact rural areas quickly and often are irreversible.