I now rent this property out to students at a nearby university.

There’s a lot of new development going on in Huntsville proper, but properties in nearby suburbs like Athens, Decatur, or Meridianville are both more affordable at present and less prone to competition from new construction.$150,000 can buy you a tenant-ready 3 bed, 2 bath single-family home in a B-grade neighborhood.

After the meetings the group would sometimes after-party at a bar nearby and I would go to those too.

While Johnson City might not have the pull of Pigeon Forge, it offers an authentic mountain experience that could attract hikers, history buffs, and visitors to nearby national parks.

There are far fewer people per house. 3.  

I personally dropped the zip code into Zillow and looked at your listing on a map and others nearby.

In the future when I start trading up to larger properties (50 to 100+ properties) I will likely sell off my current portfolio to condense my holdings to fewer parcels so that way my time is better utilized. 

@Tyler Garza Your strategy is a solid start, but avoid using a corporation for rentals due to double taxation and fewer deductions.

This may depend on your market, of course, but in general, if all of the nearby MTRs have it, you are going to want it for your units, as well.

There are areas around Lake Tahoe that are 100 percent restrictive and others just a few miles away that have fewer restrictions.