As a realtor in the Boston area for the last ten years, and successful AirBnB owner up in NH, I’m ready to shift my focus to building a strong cash flowing portfolio.  

Hi David, you need a discounted propety, have you tried hyper focusing on off-market properties in your desired area.  

I get a good laugh when I read  new investors post about buying C/D neighborhood assets liabilities and announce to the world how well they perform in the first few years focused solely on cash flow. 

Not every real estate agent is an investor, and not every agent focuses on 1-4 unit properties, let alone has the ability to purchase them.

What are you focusing on this year?

Then focus on meeting more people like them.

Here’s the big question: Is property management all about profit, or should it be more of a customer-focused experience?

from my advice rural properties and developments aren't successful and you are climbing an uphill battle. sounds a little niche. we focus on developing and not reinventing the wheel. if this is truly what you want to focus all your time and energy on then visit the closest 5-10 of these that look like the ones you are interested and ask if they'd expand or build a secondary one. do a lot of research before you just take action 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

So, for now, I will focus on Rhode Island, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina.