My preference would be areas with tech workers, software professionals, etc. 

One day, my wife came home from a tough meeting with her manager, tears in her eyes, and said she couldn't take it anymore - she hated her job and didn't want to work anymore.

It is tough to buy the homes cheap enough to where you can then rehab them and sell them at a profit. 

The project is not for DIY though.Given that we have only 3 weeks before the IRS deadline, it's tough.

I think it is a tough model to do sharing amenities in common spaces.

Before the crash, it seemed like you couldn't get the numbers to work that well in terms of cash flow but you could find deals here and there and the financing and appreciation was definitely there.During the bust you could easily find discounts but the financing was impossible to get and the rental profits were extremely tough and thats even if you self managed. 

for construction is tough to find but for permanent financing 30 year fixed , yes available 

I’m not good at sales and so a marketing plan would be tough.

@James KhailCA is still a tough market with the taxes and pro tenant laws. 

A good thing is If they don’t pay you just send a late notice to both them and their case worker.