I have to agree with @Eduardo Sanabria, a property over $300,000 takes much longer and it's harder to sell in the area.On the other hand, great deals of rent and hold properties are much common in the area due to the massive renter's market, El Paso is full of renters due to Ft Bliss and the universities in the area.Good luck in your next flip! 

When I listen to successful rental property investors speak, they almost universally say their success can be attributed to buying for cash flow as their number one priority.My gut says that you're the Smart Money on the sidelines and that you'll kill it during the next downturn.     

Awesome, insightful look into further creative ways to start Airbnb projects.I am currently looking to do rent arbitrage in the LA market specifically starting around the Universal City area which is prime time for Airbnb.

This 4plex is 0.7 mi from Mercer University so I had the genius idea of trying to try my hand at student rentals.

And for many Cleveland is RE University.

I am helping some friends with their non-profit organization that provides a place for families to stay while visiting someone at the local university.

Anything near the monuments or the university?

Opioids from Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland Medical Center continue to flood the poorest of neighborhoods, leaving the African American communities in a perpetual state of addiction, along with the need for constant government assistance programs.

The renter pool for this area seems to be university faculty, grad students, commuters etc. 

For the locals in the area that might be able to help pinpoint areas of focus here --- think if you were an established hard working professional (not CEO or independently wealthy)  working at for example -- Redstone Arsenal, NASA, Military, one of the Universities or major Hospitals, the airport, a local lawyer, dentist, fireman, police, teacher, business manager, small business owner, corporate executive, etc, etc..