BUT I make lots of things clear from the beginning.

I currently live in New Britain, 06051, but prefer the other end of town closer to Central CT State University, 06053.

Any advice is welcome.Are you going to live in one of the units, or is this investment only?

Because the Property Class dictates the Class of the tenant pool that the property will attract.

It’s the inexperienced investors who are most prone to hold on too long.One of the biggest changes I’ve observed since I first began investing is the rise in popularity of alternative investment strategies….STR, MTR, leasing to a STR Arbitrage operator, entering into a Sub To arrangement, pivoting to a Section 8 Voucher recipient to name a few.

Because the Property Class dictates the Class of the tenant pool that the property will attract.

most of the above have a general known sqftage, known market area, known look, known parking and access, etc etc.  

Ideally I’d like to leave my realtor out of this sale due to their high price tag in my area.

It’s one of the reasons I like this market—there’s flexibility to pivot between STR and LTR depending on what works best

The last point that I would make is you need to get into 3-4 pillars of the business that you will have for the long haul of real estate.