The market does offer lower priced investment opportunities and higher cashflow returns, with ongoing revitalization projects like the DORA boosting appreciation potential.

But don't risk your entire nest egg. 

For first-time investors, neighborhoods like Riverside, Murray Hill, and North Jacksonville could be good places to start, offering strong rental demand and potential for growing neighborhoods.

There is a lot of these out there, I keep looking for a way to make them "work" but certainly can risk what little capital I have on a hope :)

I recently did some data crunching on Zillow's public datasets. I wanted to see what markets have both a relatively high rent-to-price ratio and high appreciation. I came up with this list:region-name:mean-appreciatio...

Has potential buyers shaky.

I saw some properties today, only one of which I thought had potential, but an offer would have to be pretty low to hit the 70% rule which is the goal.

A good team on the ground should be able to help you avoid all of these potential pitfalls. 

The Main St property in Grainfield, KS, offered a promising opportunity due to its low purchase price and strong potential for a high return after renovations.

Are you currently working on lining up funding or looking at potential properties yet?