Numbers probably pencil beautifully, but there's a reason why. 5th ward was horrible back in the day, got better a bit, but now it's trending back to some of the worst crime. 5th ward is also a cancer cluster, not sure if you are aware of that.

Most DSCR products at the moment have a 6 month seasoning period.

I'm married to a beautiful girl named Tammy and we have 4 grown kids and 6 grandkids. 

As most real estate investors will tell you, the beauty of this asset class is that is often performs better as it ages.

Market timing: Keeping an eye on the state of the market is crucial, even if there is never a perfect moment to buy.

At the moment it is not clear how much it greases the algorithm, if at all, because when I zoomed in on the extent of my market's city limits and clicked the Top 15 listed only a third had the trophy, with 1 top 55 and 4 top 10%s.

What a beautiful country!

I love the idea of taking something that looks horrible and turning it into something beautiful.

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I've read several books on REI thus far but realize that the great minds on this forum can also provide significant and relevant insight on strategies they'd apply in current market conditions if they could start over with $250k in cash.For context, my family and I reside out-of-country, at the moment, but will likely return to the US in 1-2 years.