I know the characteristics to look for like population growth, low unemployment rate, and job growth but how do I find the city to invest in?

I agree with the no to the boat and while I am usually fine with tenants finding significant others and moving them in (as long as the occupancy numbers are safe), this one sounds like a gambling debt coming in hot after a night in Vegas.

Location: Mid-SouthClass: CUnits: 20 Office units; 200-400 sqft Building Interior Space: 6,600 sqftTenant Mix: Consultants, Counselors, CPAs, Lawyer, RE AgentOccupancy: 85%Characteristics: Slab, Metal siding, concrete parking lot, 2 floors, 3/4 renovatedCapEx: Roof 3 years, 2/4 HVACs replaced, no major upfront fixes based on inspection reportCity Population: 16k County Population: 86k; average 0.93% annual growth over the last 10 yearsCounty Unemployment Rate: 2.3%Job Growth: Not able to find current Data, can’t verify how Covid affected.

Property seizure is a good way to gamble with loosing your rental to pay a judgment.Failure to comply with the eviction statutes will, at some point, cost you big time. 

Like always,  no one shows any proof.. all people do is say opinion, (which often is simply wrong).I on the other hand DO show proof.Here is proof why people call ME when YOU send DMM: And here is our lead generation results.100% FREE100% Hands-offExtremelly motivatedWhat other lead generation strategy has all these characteristics?

I see these deals come across from time to time, they get snatched up by a cash buyer who likes to gamble.

A gamble, given it was a guess the house would appraise for what we expected.When we originally discussed this with our agent and mentor, these are the numbers we presented.

(Kind of a gamble in case it took months)

The parcel was super cheap and I bought it on a gamble without much due diligence.

So this is a calculated gamble, if you think the market is going to continue to grow over the next 3 years, then even if you cashflow 0, the appreciation would be tremendous.