I’m in the La Jolla area, but service all your targeted locations.

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

Networking with the BiggerPockets community and learning from resources like Brandon Turner's book were invaluable in shaping my strategy.Good luck!

Though I appreciate the idea of finding online resources and studying them, I find that a curated, tried and true formula (if it works) is much more worth my time than spending time trying to find which resource works best and then spitballing the ideas until something sticks. 

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

@Hector EspinosaFrom my perspective, a smart real estate strategy involves targeting cash flow in long-term growth markets like Texas, the Carolinas, Tennessee, or the Midwest, focusing on Class B/C+ neighborhoods for stability and manageable maintenance.

The PadSplit platform should be used as a resource/tool but please engage with the people in the organization.

There are some resources available for flippers.

Do you have any recommendations for real estate agents, contractors, or other resources in the area?

For an unrenovated 1+Den/1BA LTR in our section of Northeast though, $1,300-1,400/month is certainly in the ballpark of what I could comfortably get with some very minor improvements to the space between tenants.So all that being said, I think your target of $1,500-1,600/month for your 2BR units would be more than doable.