I recommend setting up keyword alerts for each area as they are discussed in the forums daily with advertisements posted in the BiggerPockets marketplace hourly.One thing to note when looking at the individual markets, you can make or loose money in any market.

I recommend setting up keyword alerts for each area as they are discussed in the forums daily with advertisements posted in the BiggerPockets marketplace hourly.One thing to note when looking at the individual markets, you can make or loose money in any market.

@Jacob Scholes   Safe is a relative term.....no disrespect but if you grew up in Santa Rosa (I used to party at The Daily Planet and The Funhouse there and I do know that area) then you may not feel "safe" having your wife alone for months at a time in East Oakland.

Running the numbers of on and off market deals daily will get newer syndicators a great opportunity to see the cost/Benefit of each scenario. 

I am living with my earbuds in my ears daily!

I get people daily that want to buy on contract.

So is little Johnny / Susie taking this esa animal to school daily also?

Our average rate YTD is $185/night with daily operating costs around $65 (PITI, utilities, supplies, welcome gifts, etc.).  

I still look at listings daily.  

I've used this method a half-dozen times in earlier funds, but those were centered around single-family investments where we had intense deal flow and there was virtually no chance we wouldn't acquire assets very quickly (we were buying houses almost daily).