I need help targeting buy & hold Atlanta market

[Robert Collins]

I’ve been drawing interest lately in the Atlanta 30331 market, I’ve always admired this area , because I’ve always saw the potential in it, most people before would have never even thought to invest in this area but now it seems to be one of those area where I’m seeing a lot of rehabs, along with the Collier heights & grove park 30318 area , I’m looking more so buy and hold more so on something that needs more so cosmetic repair , not the full rehab , and  I’m having trouble trying to narrow down a market to focus on, my main target is cash flow , 10-12% net returns, 20% gross returns , anyone have any suggestion what market in a 50 mile radius of the Atlanta metro area I should maybe focus on ? 

[Evan Parker]

@Robert Collins

A 50 mile radius is pretty huge, so there are a lot of areas in there that one could focus on.

College Park area where a large new city development is supposed to be happening, 30331 where you're currently looking, Lawrenceville, Rex, a ton.

As far as Grove Park and surrounding areas go, most of those homes are complete rehabs and may not necessarily fit what you're looking for. It's definitely an area that's seeing a lot of improvement, but a lot of the houses there are really being priced on the hype wave and not necessarily the true value of the house at this time. Not to say opportunity isn't there in Grove, but it will take a lot of strong market knowledge to make good investment choices.

Hope some of this helps!