That's a way, you will stub your toe a ton and guarantee to learn (but who are you learning from, school of hard knocks?) 

My usual approach is to find 3/1 or 3/2 single family houses in a good school district, but my budget will be rather low for this move since my family is staying in OH and we'll be running two households. 

Many of my tenants jobs are in local government and schools so those jobs are going nowhere irregardless of the economy.

My high school music teacher, Merlin Schneider, was from Wapello, IA.  

We want to invest in areas of good school districts, and B or better neighborhoods.

@Marcus Gold, my son will enlist in the Marines when he graduates from high school in June 2017.  

I went to high school with an Adrian Sosa.

There are two schools of thought about treating reserves as expenses.

Mine has been MFU 5+ near schools and looking for applicants with children, no pets.Current marketing PLUS is single car lockable garages - - rare and save tenants cost of storage spaces.

Jason,Anything near the Village West area or Turner Schools is good....just be ready to pull permits on all items.