These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

Readers should seek professional advice.

I've been involved in the Atlanta market both personally and professionally for about 10 years now and I couldn't be more thankful that I landed here.

Readers should seek professional advice.

Your local partner can help verify if the area really supports those rents long-term.Regarding school ratings, they’re important for single-family homes but may not be as critical for duplexes, which tend to attract a more diverse renter pool (young professionals, retirees, etc.).

My advice to you is to connect with someone who knows the market and is serious about there craft as a real estate professional! 

The mortgage broker or lender is generally going to use your middle mortgage credit FICO score which most people don't have access to unless they have already have had your credit run by a mortgage professional.

Perhaps not a trend to consider across the city but any neighborhood that would attract college educated young professional families seems to be a good bet if you wanted to focus on this asset type.I plan to build 12 townhomes as a second phase of a condo/townhome project in a good area of Mount Airy near the Chestnut Hill boarder and even though I’m likely to years away from being ready to begin phase 2, my current plans are to keep the 12 homes as rentals for the precise reasons I outlined above.  

I would get a professional opinion from a qualified contractor , you may have storm damage already that could possibly be covered by your insurance 

When I used to be a tenant, my landlord had it in the lease that at the end of the lease for move out, the tenant has to hire a professional to clean the gutter, clean the fireplace, clean the carpet, etc.