You can't sign up with NFIP Flood Insurance right now anyways due to the government shut down.

Three main reasons;1) Existing oversupply of multi-family2) No signs of demand increase (net migration into Philly)3) Local government continuing to squeeze property ownersI really hope I'm wrong.

Somewhere with low supply and high demand, population growth, a diverse and robust job market (even better if there are a lot of recession-proof jobs such as in government, education, etc as opposed to boom and bust jobs like energy and tech), high appreciation of both values and rent, desirability (somewhere people choose to live, not cheap locations where people live because it’s all they can afford but don’t really choose to live), and ideally within 20-30 minutes of where you live, but up to an hour away is acceptable if you’re just getting started, or farther if you know the location on a house by house level and have personal connections there.

If I post a question on BP, I would take the comments with a grain of salt and verify it with other official sources (e.g IRS site, a CPA, local government site which spells out landlord-tenant laws etc). 

We know the right person, for the right moment, so when a government inspection happens, we keep the fines away. 

Make the minimum lease to be almost 1.5 year to end sometime in late spring, so if they move out, you can do touch ups & get back on the market.There has been a lot of slowdown due to the government shutdown & layoffs locally, impacting those higher price range rentals.The management company comparison also is great, because you get what you pay for.

Ask yourself, why would the federal government pay MORE than market rent and waste our tax dollars?

Some of the CoC are so low (and some of the projected appreciation is also low) that I ask myself, why wouldn't I just invest in government bonds instead.

I’m curious if I’m missing anything to my list so far I have (per zip code) also I currently invest in the Lansing area.Projects in the next 10 years (expected start and end date) Average household income Crime score Average home price Population growth past 10 yearsWho are the major employers And vacancy rate Job growth Tenet demographics& government and taxesAs Drew said, this is overkill...and you're missing a few things as well. 

That’s true of all monopolies both government or corporate, and often even when 2 or 3 different entities have “divided” market share.