They are often located in desirable neighborhoods and are close to good schools.

Always introduce yourself as ..John or maybe Reagan is better....Maybe like hi I'm Reagan like the President, your friendly neighborhood realtor....that's how they will remember you and you want them to remember you. 

The home is a 3/2 in a great neighborhood next to the community pool, park, and playground and located just south of beltway and and I45.We are new to the midterm strategy and trying to figure out what the demand is and the pricing. 

All are local to me in a non-vacation rental spot.

This means understanding the neighborhoods, pricing trends, and what buyers are looking for.

Aloha Paul, you are so spot on! 

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

With  one property, a hotel that doubled as a homeless shelter one neighborhood over shut down and has caused problems for the surrounding areas.

You are in a good spot in Columbus to invest in Alabama and GA.

Every lender will have different rates, so there is no global spot to track rates.