I visited in 2002 just before he died and then recently this spring on a school tour for my son. 

Make sure your not buying on the wrong side of a city/school border and are using rent comparisons that might be geographically close but are really different renter markets(like buying in East Cleveland and using Cleveland Heights rents).  

To read previous developments refer to my former post: Previous Fayetteville BP PostFayetteville's in City schools that are worth mentioning are Fayetteville Tech Community College, Fayetteville State University, and Methodist University. 

I wish this stuff was taught in school so people could understand it better and make better choices in who represents them.

The suburbs will be higher taxes but generally better schools and higher income tenants.

The challenges associated with old school layouts are unpredictable.

Even a dual income family with both folks working low wage jobs   Eg amazon warehouses, can afford houses in safe neighborhoods with decent schools.

We currently have 15 keepers, which is a great size portfolio while we have kids in school and college.  5 paid for houses will also do the job for you, if you have a pension from your service. 

You may have higher costs right now with childcare, but once your kid(s) start school, those costs will go down and you can start saving that money for a down payment.  

So, when I went to real estate school, I was super excited to get all of this behind the scenes insider knowledge and skills that I had been missing all these years.