It’s a really nice house but it’s too expensive for the average tenant.

The problem, is that we have a full time maintenance guy that has worked for us for 25+ years and I can't let him go. 

You can match the investment more to your specific goals/risk tolerance: i.e. nice property, with long-term fixed debt, or sketchy property with lots of upside, single family, 2-4 unit, etc.  

Quote from @Joel Barjon: Hey guys,I hope everyone is doing well.

Quote from @Kyle Jenson: Hello guys, I found this page through the podcast and the book, Rental Property Investing.

I actually purchased a SF house with a two story detached garage in a nice area of brockton.

You want to show them what a nice landlord you are and help them get back on their feet.

The Disney/Orlando market is vast, and it's unrealistic to believe you can buy a home that is already nicely decorated with "typical" theming, in a resort area with hundreds of similar homes -- and expect exceptional performance.So how do you find/or create uniqueness in this market?

@Nathan Robinson met some guys at NARPM DC conference that were doing something similar - I can dm you his email!

So, I think you have a risk factor in upstate New York that you don't get in most other areas (it's not where most people would choose to live).I think upstate New York one of the few areas in the country you can cash flow in B areas with 80% downpayment, so that's nice--in terms of deals, I think the numbers still work out at market prices.Finally, the property taxes are very high in upstate New York.