Zip codes to avoid in Jacksonville, FL area

[Runelon Alcudia]

I am looking to purchase a single-family rental property in the Jacksonville, FL area. I would like to get inputs from the group on which zip codes to avoid. This will be my first real estate property investment so I don't want to start in the wrong area. Thank you for sharing.

[Ed Brancheau]

Max Maxwell has a video about a clever way to find the hottest zip codes in any area. His example is at the County level but I've run the same process at the city, state, and country level just as effectively.

It's going to give you the zip codes with the highest number of cash buyers which means that those areas are where the investors are focusing.

Conversely, and to answer your question, the areas with few or no cash buyers would be the zip codes to avoid.