Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

We invest for long term buy and hold in good areas B+Due to extreme highly demanding W2 jobs we are looking for credible FULLY vertically integrated turnkey companies to partner with.

However, as @Chad Hale mentioned, only if you can afford it - meaning both financially and mentally (e.g. how stable are both of your jobs, how long will it take you or your husband to find a replacement job, how much you have in reserves, and whether you guys are in a position to withstand that mental stress, etc.)When you mention 8k monthly, I am assuming that's net profit?

I would look into markets that heavily tech-focused like Columbus and invest.

They did a good job and helped answer any questions I had about the 1031 exchange I did here in Chicago. 

The job of cash flow is to pay back your cash in. 

STR's are a job. 

•You persevered and did what it took to get the job(s) done.

Do you have contractors to get the job done? 

I'm falling way behind my plan, and with my W2 job becoming unbearable I want to accelerate my RE efforts.