Bonus: Find homes that can be easily divided into 2 units (e.g. main house upstairs with separate downstairs area including bedroom, bathoom, wet bar and separate entrance).

Not all cities in the area have them, so you'll get a lot of green agents who don't know when one is and is not required.

I'll leave the dream selling to David Greene and Tom Cruz.Fake leads.

@Josh Green is a killer resource in that area and can give you the pros and cons of both markets. 

I’m very green and brand new to real estate investing so I wanted to make sure this was something actually feasible.

A young couple or family can still buy a house for $250k.Another top of mind examples is my wife's hometown of Bowling Green, KY - hour north of Nashville, growing, and still affordable.Or do what a buddy of mine just did - paid up for a 3 unit in a premier neighborhood in Boston.

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: This is a silly question.

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: You are really asking this?

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: I don't know anything about them, but companies who name their company a CTA or alphabet-based dialectic, I think has their business behind some spam.

If you only want to spend $200, you could also go to a biker bar and hire a couple of those guys.....just pay cash, no paper trails....