Its tough to know if they have these three when you are starting out.

Unless you're buying under market value or with all/mostly cash, it can be tough to be cash flow positive on a rental property here, and extremely unlikely to find any that meet the 1% rule as a LTR.

If you have a hot dog stand and sell hot dogs and can prove revenue then a loan could be possible as you produce something.As an investor, you need a home that can produce something (income) to get a loan against that.

Bella Vista is a really great spot for a homeowner but investing there is tough.

You are not crazy :) cap rates on storage got pretty crazy in the last decade as the space has become crowded and money was cheap, starting to see some reversal of that now, but its tough to find deals at a true 10 cap (10 x NOI or NOI / .10).

@Linh PhamI think now is very tough in Houston.

Trying to go into an existing template and add/change variables is very tough.

So, I'm all about Price price price, to a degree.All the best to everyone You appear to be bent on proving most wrong here.

You are a teacher from California looking to invest in states that have a high demand for section 8 housing and asked some suggestions for good states to invest.I am a retired teacher myself and all of my tenants are section 8.I personally love section 8 tenants and proving safe and affordable housing for them.I am in Michigan.

There should be an exception to this rule based on competence/education/work experience, but I guess that's hard to prove.