The proximity to DTLA allows you to attain strong rents by targeting those who cannot afford to pay $3k for a concrete box in DTLA.

As you continue to grow, you will need to keep working with your PM to set clear and attainable expectations. 

I've been rapidly consuming the material in the BP Podcast, BP YouTube channel, and 2 great books: How to Invest in Real Estate and Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat (with 2 more on the way).I'm about to pull the trigger on attaining financial freedom for my fiance and myself by 2024!

That's one major way to detect class, and you can detect it by looking at sold homes on RedFin and looking at the sale metrics.Aside from $/sf, investment class is also derived from absorption, days on market, as well as demographic factors such as median income, age, educational attainment, and so on (demographics are much more speculative than market analysis metrics like $/sf, absorption, DOM, etc).I made my own tool to track these residential market analysis metrics for me, but since I only work in CA they are strictly for the Los Angeles/Ventura & San Francisco/Bay Area markets.

Attaining knowledge is one of the keys to a successful RE career, which you already seem to have.

Looks like my goal is attainable in less time than I'd planned for.

Even if I wanted to own Boardwalk and Park Place, I was not always able to attain those properties during the game.  

Sheridan Hills is a recently approved subdivision in Sheridan, WY that will bring attainable housing to the community. 300+ units consisting of townhomes, single family, and paired patio homes.

There's a lack of STR regulation in OBX compared to other markets and property prices are still attainable, which creates a relatively low barrier to entry.

Good PMs want long term tenants and place based on certain criteria to attain that.You can search long and hard, but do your due diligence, get referrals, and run trials.