Hi Fatman
Good move - forums !
With regards to research it's hard to tell you in one post because i don't know where you are at and there is a lot to consider.
I would be looking at areas close by that still have houses for sale at the "lower" end of the scale and check the rental prices in the area to see what yields are achievable.
A lot of areas especially in the South are very hard to get to "stack" because the yields are not there. All our clients who we build portfolios for are based down South and the properties we supply them with are in the North because they stack better.
UK is good but it needs to be long term for capital appreciation returns, in the short term this won't happen because of where we are in the cycle. However building a portfolio now and in the next year or 2 put you sitting well for the next upturn and there are bargains around at the moment.
Hope this may help a little but keep asking and researching areas/prices in the area/rental prices/rental demand/etc
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