I do worry about the quality of tenants on the class-C properties, but I'm also no stranger to this stuff so if that's what I have to get into in order to achieve my goals, so be it. 

I think this is smart to do, but you are making move for quality of life as well so make sure the town is a place you will enjoy (along with the new job) living.I've seen people use metrics to move out-of-state without really getting a feel for how much their lifestyle suits the new market.

Secondly their quality is really good for the price.

Quote from @Noah Bacon: Guru Programs are notoriously difficult to assess in terms of quality or outcome for their students.

The competition for quality properties is fierce.

I buy Mohawk brand and it's really good quality.

Then as you scale up they get overwhelmed and stressed and either start charging a lot more, drop you entirely, or (most commonly) the quality of their work degrades substantially.

In addition; there are some "pockets" of the Springfield area that are far superior to other locations.

Hard assets are superior to private debt.

It is important to take a long term view and buy quality, it pays off in the long run.