As a lender, it is my firm belief that honesty, transparency and service are the most important factors.

Whether these factors outweigh the challenges is a personal decision. 

We have a good amount of guest that come for graduations at Fort Jackson, baseball tournaments, family get togethers, lots of people for various types of work trips, etc.

The other day I started the thread Why do people Buy Property in California? 

I agree more people need to inquire. 

I know BiggerPockets already has a number of great calculators, but is there anything niche that people are interested in?

Maybe, but so far the reports are about neighborhoods where people have real money.

Happy to be part of a great community. Looking to buy multifamilies in Houston

So - somewhere 2 hours away, or somewhere you like to vacation in, or where all your family lives, or where you plan to move someday.Too many people are trying to do exactly what you're doing - pick a market based on a formula - and they end up buying a random 'cheap' property thousands of miles away, turn it over to people they've never met or even spoken to, and then... lose money.  

New to the Dallas area and look for a rhea group to connect with?