Now I can start searching for articles pertaining to rental/fire insurance on here.

Great article! 

However, I believe you, sir, could be misleading new or potential investors to the current state of the Houston market by linking an article from 14 months ago!!!!

I've posted a few articles both on our website (below in the signature) as well as the blog I have here on BPBut those investors have also studied the local market a lot, talked with local professionals, and networked with other investors to help them understand the risks more.The meetup I help organize out here in Seoul is all about overseas investors looking to invest in the US or other countries. 

the Poughkeepsie journal wrote a recent article that dutchess county has an extremely low vacancy rate.

Also give this article a read.HOW TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS USING BIGGER POCKETS

By now, I have done months of research on the rental market in the area and read articles every day from BP.

If you are curious and would like more background info on our purchase of the building you can read this article about it in Crain's Cleveland Business.Here are some renderings for the exterior.

I tried looking up the appreciation rates for a lot of places and every article or report seemed to contradict the previous one.

Lessons from the evolution and consolidation of the hotel industry in the 1950s and 60s are informative in understanding the potential for this seismic growth impacting the lodging industry decades later.The history of hoteling – from grand hotel to international brand:According to a December 2013 article in The Economist entitled “A Short History of Hotels: Be My Guest,” the age of the grand hotel lasted from 1860-1960.