I should probably have my wife write them though because I write like a preschooler.

Many are going to bang the gong that you need to now dedicate yourself, your time, energy and efforts to go from pre-school too university mastery in investing..... your not gonna do that, I know it, you know it, because you'd have started and done it already if had any interest in it, right. 

There’s hard work ahead, but that’s ok - we’ve just picked up sticks from around the world (with 2 pre-school boys!!!)

The properties are used as preschool centers. 

Savings rate the next 16 months is tough because of two preschool age children but once one is in school and that 2nd income kicks back in, the 5-10k/yr will be happening.

Population growth rateVacancy RateDemographic information (we have great census data breaks these into the following categoriesBabies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)Primary schoolers (5 to 11)Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)Young workforce (25 to 34)Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)Seniors (70 to 84)Elderly aged (85 and over)5 year price growthRent growthYieldHousehold income quartiles and how this has changed over time% of dwellings that are single family, medium density and high density% of people that own home, have a mortgage or are renting% of people that are in social housing (low income)I would normally gather the data at a state level, then start to drill down to cities in the states where I like and then to regions or suburbs.

@Travis HauserIf I were in your shoes with young children (I'm assuming pre-school age) I would buy my first rental property (sfh or small multi) as an owner occupant - Live there for a few months or a year and move to your second rental property as an owner occupant - repeat as often as possible - Once your kids are school age, this will become less attractive because you will want to keep the kids in the same schools

For now, the preschool teacher rents a one-bedroom apartment in San Diego's South Park neighborhood with her boyfriend, but only because their income is far too low for them to buy a home.When the time comes, they have little interest in the hundreds of condos being built in downtown San Diego – or in condos anywhere else, for that matter."

I work outside of the house while they are in preschool.  

She says she is a preschool teacher working part time and her parents help her with the rent.