The challenges associated with old school layouts are unpredictable.

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).  

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

Many of the positions only require a high school degree.

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.

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

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.  

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. 

Good schools, safe area, booming.

6) Are school taxes coming up and going to cost you another chunk soon?