Garden level rental rates are going to vary block by block and depending on condition/amenities.If there is a specific property you are asking about then maybe you would get more traction.

Hopefully this fails miserably before it gains any traction.

All I need is someone to help me lookout for the pitfalls while I gain some traction.

If you already have a website, try focusing on organic traction through blogs and relevant added value content.

My advice would be to DEFINITELY keep your job until you catch traction in this business.

To start, this began back in 2012, but took me a while to get some traction and realize real estate was the way I wanted to go.Let me provide the brief version:First property I purchased was a short sale in Clintonville in Columbus, Ohio.

.- Traction by Gino Wickman.

@Michael Barrett not a lot of traction on your request.

Yes, it is the best return on your money, but in my experience as a property manager, most people just starting out get more traction if they start in a safer - class B - neighborhood. 

Plenty of well-positioned restaurants with great food and great service have failed just because they didn't get enough traction before the promoters ran out of money.If you buy multifamily real estate, however, you're buying an existing income stream.