Select a larger area that is at least 30 minutes in each direction. with maybe a hand full of exceptions I am pretty sure you would be hard pressed to find a mix that represents the demographic cross section of this country and therefor a wide range of neighborhoods.

If you are considering anywhere in the Tampa area, I HIGHLY recommend you connect with @Josh Green. 

We just crossed the $5 billion funded mark a few months ago.

Ever since David Greene tool over it just seems it's about pumping out as many videos as possible and not actually providing and quality information.Who is David Greene? 

Quote from @Faris Wright: Have you read "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene?

I've had a conundrum the last few years since I bought my first primary residence, I was lucky to get a good interest rate <5% When I purchased this property I was very green and new to real estate but I had heard or seen somewhere on some financial blog or podcast that if you pay an extra $100/mo toward your mortgage in many cases you can accelerate your payoff date 5+ years.

You'll have to chip in for repairs and maintenance until the rental has matured and the numbers turn green.

Any other green ideas out there?

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: I've been leaning toward PropertyScallion.com instead, but hard to tell the difference. :) I have had luck with property Shallots.. 

I had a call with David Greene’s mortgage company and they offer DSCR products, rates are a bit high but that’s to be expected.