Best of luck with your search, and I’m sure you’ll find a great opportunity soon!

I think most people searching in a given area are not looking to prey they are purposely looking for lodging.

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

You could put it into a note, after finding a local broker in your area (search for hard money lenders in your local market if you aren't sure where to start). 

New to real estate and have quickly zeroed in on using the BRRRR strategy in great areas, one of which I have identified as New Haven (East Rock or Westville neighborhoods).

For my long term rentals I am no longer purchasing in New York State and I am going to be searching out of state in a more landlord friendly state such as Ohio or Pennsylvania.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

If that's the case, I’d suggest looking into A/B-class neighborhoods.

I can't give away all my locales but it's not hard to find them if you search around and ask people.

., so you can get a feel for the neighborhood.