Quote from @Conte Cuttino: Property is in C+ area but in a different School district that’s B-If I sale I’ll get 30k profit after 9 months.If I keep as a Long term rental I’ll have to convert the garage into a illegal 1 bed cottage at an additional cost of $35k leaving a total of $107k left in this deal after 70% refi and closing cost.

City-Data and Census.gov are solid resources, and sites like Rentometer can give you a good sense of rental prices.After that, I narrow it down to neighborhoods with strong fundamentals—good schools, low crime, and convenient amenities.

Our target towns are not in the urban centers but more suburban towns with good schools are moderately priced homes for families.

Quote from @Emmanuel Rugamba: Hi everyone I am 26 year old professional athlete looking to buy his first home but also house hack in the process.

Just in the past few years we've seen rapid growth in cafe's, yoga schools, restaurants and amenities operated by younger entrepreneurs. - The smaller more 'luxury' coastal areas such as Bandon, Arch Cape, Manzanita, Florence and Cannon Beach could see dramatic valuation increases as could luxury coastal estates.

And it's not only the homes, you also have to fortify your grocery stores, schools and anything else.

I’m almost 21 and still in school but I’m interested in real estate because I’ve heard of what it’s been able to do for people.

-> WInding creek- Good schools, costly good rents.     

For context, before I learned about his 6 unit I was planning to purchase a 2-3 unit long term rental in Q1 2025 as my first of many deals with a 5 year goal of financial freedom so I can coach my daughter's high school cross country and track teams.

Sometimes, the more old-school approach like posting on local community boards can help you find reliable tenants.