The best example is TD Bank (Toronto Dominion), it will lend to Canadian citizens to buy property in the US.Having good people is essential, whether, the property is down the street or across the globe.  

They probably drive past 2 or 3 signs on the street that say they will buy their homes.

I think in the stock market game diversification is good because there is so much left up to the whims of the day on Wall Street. 

Are they in this street cluster?

Neighbor's profile: Him being an open misogynist, he's managed to tick off all the wives on the street.

Having your duplex taken down the street is not as bad as your family being thrown out in the steeet .

If at any point the property owner pays off the overdue property taxes before the lien expires (period may vary by state), the county is the party that earns the interest.Properties that are owner-occupied (as indicated by a homestead exemption showing up on the annual tax bills) or have a mortgage are most likely to be bid on because they have a higher likelihood of being paid off either by the homeowner or the mortgagee (the lender); the homeowner probably doesn't want to lose his/her place of residence and the lender probably doesn't want to lose its investment.If no one has bid on a lien, there are likely issue(s) with the property that, in the eyes of bidders with investor mindsets, render the property valueless, for example:the property has no direct access (landlocked or waterlocked),the property is too small to be built on as-of-right per the municipality's zoning codes,the property is contaminated (a Phase I environmental report would scour records on the property to see if contamination is likely, and if so, a Phase II environmental report would be done and soil, etc. samples would be taken to confirm the contamination),the market fundamentals indicate little probability for profit given the level of risk, such as high vacancy rates, low rents, or slow sale/rental velocity,the property is in a "poor" location due to many of the types of things that turn off people looking for a home in which to live, such as high crime; poor or nonexistent infrastructure, such a streets, water & sewer, etc.; too rural/too urban; neighboring uses detrimental to the property's value, e.g. railroad, warehousing/industrial district, jail/prison, cemetery, etc.I hope that helps!

Depending on where you buy - Air BnB opportunities are really popular as well if you don't sell right away or if you don't plan on utilizing your property during weekends/big events.Downtown Indianapolis is street-by-street - you'll find good pockets here and there but there isn't a "area" in particular you'd want to focus on.

It is located directly across the street from the local hospital which happens to be in a nice section of the city the home is located in.

The overall market slowed, a few builder neighborhoods by smaller builders got abandoned for a bit (leaving the residents with no garbage pickup or street lights in some cases unfortunately with no builder funding for HOA).