@Garrett Brown Thanks so much for your feedback, completely agree with calling out top performers and providing a range of what properties are making in the markets. 

Good zip codes to look into for SFHs in your price range will be 45425, 45403, 45419, and 45415.I'd be glad to share a graded map of the area my team created!

Most are in the 1 to 10  million net worth range.

One of my STRs was in an old area that had always been very lower middle class, manufactured homes scattered throughout.

This would probably help since the next one I build I could immediately put for sale and do a short term rental while it sells.I have many years of construction experience and have also done a fix and flip, in addition to building ground up construction, as well as 10 years of entrepreneurial experience running a paddle board rental company... i have a BS in Physics from Georgia Tech , a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from UT Austin, and did Postdoctoral research using Computational Engineering where I designed, manufactured, and tested a shock mitigating metamaterial...

Hi,I know this area is undergoing development but wondering if anyone is investing outside of Park Circle in the "under $300K" range and getting anything to cash flow. 

Micron Technology's decision to build a massive 1,400-acre semiconductor manufacturing plant in Clay, NY, a suburb of Syracuse, is poised to have a transformative effect on the local housing market.

The same is true for owner-financed deals on a shorter term note, in the 3-5 year range.

Seems to be a large number of single people in this range wanting to live in the areas we are targeting.

COC in Dayton ranges from 10 to 18% and appreciation range is 3-7%.