However, there are some good indicators that things are starting to turn around…but, this will take time.

He was going to mentor her and she was going to achieve great success investing in RE.a lot of the posts indicated the successful RE investor was after one thing and it was not a new protege.   

They indicated it was because it was dated.  

The best tenant of the group indicated he was going to give notice at a date and did not.  

Ask if they've considered sellingOther good indicators of motivation:Absentee owners (they live somewhere else)High tax debt relative to property valueCode violations stacked on topFor disclosure, in most states you don't have to say "I'm a wholesaler," but you do need to be upfront that you're an investor and may assign the contract.

What I don’t understand is how to overlay all of that information to pick a good spot and I also don’t understand the appropriate thresholds for each of those indices (income, percentage in the target age group, and how dense).

For example they only buy land and build in land lord friendly states.Before they buy land to build on, they thoroughly analyze key market indicators such as population growth, occupancy rates, job growth, and even prioritize top school districts.

I asked what he used for tp and he indicated he used the coffee filters because his roommates needed their coffee and would buy coffee filters when the supply got low.  

pretty basic website with no indication of what they do.. but I like it that the principals are on there with a bio.. you should be able to do some background on them.its all about the team..

I've only been there once but seemed like a busy tourist destination with a clear indication of the premier geographic area which are things I look for in STR.