Hi there @David P.Sun City/Sun City West are very popular rental areas for snowbirds as they cater solely to the over 55's.

The market downtown is brutal, if you look on the west, or north side of town you can do much better.

But to be competitive in this field your are talking about competing with the best of the best at places like Goldman Sachs, who hire MIT, Chinese, and Indian Ph.d's to move billions about making profits consistently off billion dollar transactions.

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Also if you're interested we have an REI club in the west michigan area. just search for it on google.

We intentionally invest within two miles of our home in the neighborhoods of West Vancouver, but I would consider going outside that area if I found a screaming deal.I choose to keep my investments within Clark County Washington State because I know the municipal, county and state laws here regarding rental property and landlord-tenant law, I know the courts and attorneys here, I have a good working relationship with the city police and county sheriff here, I am active in the local rental association, I have established my tried and true vendors here, I know these neighborhoods, I know this market very well and my business licenses are in place for operating in this location.I love the fact that most of our rental units are located between my home and my place of work, so I can easily drive by and keep an eye on them.

Other areas on the rebound are Boston-Edison District, Corktown, Woodbridge, Indian village, East English Village, The New Center, University District and a few other neighborhoods.

What resources are used, if any.What Ive been doing is looking at properties everywhere, different neighborhoods, north, south, east and west.

Finally ended up with a duplex on the west side since many of the homes listed were poorly converted and maintained single-family homes.What area is the 4-unit in?

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