In a lot of ways, C, C+, B, etc are in the eye of the beholder, so look for a place you (and potential compatible tenants/roommates) will be comfortable moving around in every day and forget what grade someone else might give it.Once you have the basic requirements decided, I'd go on a real estate sales site (Zillow is my personal favorite, but also Redfin, Realtor.com etc) and just start looking around at listings in your price range to find affordable neighborhoods to target and start driving around, then drive drive drive.

@Greg H.I am not really arguing with you however it is stupid to try and say one are is better than the other.If someone doesn't care about golf, they could care less about you having the ability to golf every day of the year (except for when you said you are hiding inside when it gets to the 30s.... 

My motivation every day is my family and to be a blessing to others.

Welcome Bill,I'm PCS'd from Pendleton 2 years ago and kick myself in the butt everyday for not buying. 4 years their and $2,100 a month in BAH straight to base housing when Fallbrook was filled with below market value foreclosures.

Guess you learn something new coming here everyday!

There are horror stories on these boards every day from newbies who hired a PM out of the gates and don't know what it's like to be a landlord, so they don't know what to expect out of a PM.

:) You've got a huge number of posts yourself, how many would you say you post every day?

I read that airbnb is in grey area in california with legalities changing every day, so that's my concern.

But my real estate work is strictly a side hustle right now, since I work all day every day for USPS.

It's certainly a small town, but has quick access to the Blackstone shopping center and it's not a terrible commute to Worcester (my dad does it every day).