Not only in the same area, but in the same neighborhood.

Buy a neighborhood eyesore, fix it up, and then move into one of the units and rent the other 3 units. 

I’m using a running app to keep track of neighborhoods I’ve looked at but I’m trying to find a way to mark them down so I don’t end up overlapping and wasting time.

The home is in a B neighborhood.

Asking price was $79,990 for a ~1600 sq feet single family two storey that would easily go for 175000 in this neighborhood in good condition.

You also need to know which neighborhoods are “up and coming,” meaning they are going to be increasing in their desirability, and which ones are losing value.

You also need to know which neighborhoods are “up and coming,” meaning they are going to be increasing in their desirability, and which ones are losing value.

Also check out the neighborhoods, the quality of their rehabs, etc.  

You need somebody in Austin to be your eyes to describe condition of properties and neighborhoods, provide comparable sales and rental analysis.More importantly, you should put your thinking cap on and strategize a bit.

Hey @Adam ScheetzWelcome to BP, you seem to have pretty clear criteria what will help the most is being able to evaluate the deals, at those price points you may be into some rough neighborhoods.