If you can find local deals (within 2 hours of where you live) that make sense, they can be gold mines. 2 hours seems to be the max that most people would drive if you HAD to do your own showings or move-in prep and local management proves unreliable.

Gotta sift through some dirt to find the gold!

That information would be worth its weight in gold :-)@Dawn Anastasi I have the same investment strategy as you!

@Jaron Walling thank you for this gold nugget

Worth their weight in gold!

I know people who have gold or other precious metals.

That's why you still hear people clamoring for a return to the gold standard.

A good realtor is worth their weight in gold, but an average realtor may just slow you down. in full disclosure states I agree but in non disclosure states MLS is the only way to get a true read on values.. short of ordering an appraisal.. 

In my area of California, properties that have been rezoned to fewer units are like gold mines.

Avocado green, pinky beige, yellowy almond, tuscan gold, gray.