Once you’re comfortable and have a solid team, you can start exploring value-add opportunities.

It just really depends on whether you're looking to invest in single or multifamily properties, how much you're looking to spend, and what type of neighborhoods you feel comfortable investing in. 

They were comfortable with a lower return because McDonald's is a behemoth with a large real estate department who very rarely closes a location once it's opened.

Sam, It really depends on your goals and what you're comfortable with. 

More importantly, with the rate and lending environments of the past two years, having mortgage insight, access and resources has supported or improved the invest-ability for the majority of my real estate clients.

Having a good sanitation system, and a city that cares about having a clean environment would be a great start.Unfortunately, after contacting the city and local groups that claim to want to make the city a beautiful place do not want to help put up a public trashcan.My last resource is contacting SEPTA and asking them.

We have an investment in College Station, TX and since my wife and I attended school there we are very comfortable with areas where renters and students want to be.

They have the Sealy Sterling Cool Comfort for a dollar less than this - https://www.costco.com/sealy-sterling-collection-cool-comfor...$74.00 Emerson Sensi WiFi smart thermostat - https://www.amazon.com/Emerson-Thermostat-Version-Energy-Cer...This is the exact one we have in our lake house.

Perfect and comfortable for two families, children, and maybe gramps and gramma!  

Neither scenario is a suitable environment for investment.