What I did was after my sale was under contract and I was down to a couple weeks from closing I started shopping seriously and had my replacement under contract a couple days before my sale closed.

Focus on neighborhoods with strong rental demand and growth potential.Also, make sure your numbers work—factor in all costs, including rehab and holding expenses, to stay under 70% of ARV.

New construction is up, a couple luxury neighborhoods (500k+) and a couple new mid sized apartment complexes (1000+ f/ 1 bedroom).

However, not so far away, we had another investor who tried the same strategy and it failed miserably as comps with standalone ADUs were not adding value the same as in the market not so far away.Research your market, even down to the street in various neighborhoods well. 

@Erick HenningsHouston's emerging neighborhoods include East End, Third Ward, Heights, Spring Branch, Independence Heights, Alief, Cypress, Pearland, Richmond/Rosenberg, and Conroe/Woodlands.

Purchase price: $925,000 Cash invested: $200,000 13 Unit Multifamily property in the Waveland neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa.

The real estate closest to campus was previously the most marketable real estate for  students  who wanted live off campus, but now many are living in different neighborhoods (Center City, Fairmount, Manayunk, Fishtown/Northern Liberties).

I have a few thoughts on the above neighborhoods...

Quote from @Hunter Hanlon Taylor: I ended up using The Mortgage Shop, LLC! 

Hi Braeden, my advice would be to shop around for other companies if that is the initial quote you got.