I think I attract a better tenant, and one that tends to stay longer if I have a really cute, stylish place that says “home†not “rental.â€

I am a professional graphic artist and set designer in the entertainment industry.

Buy cute houses in good school districts, great schools 6 or better.  

Then if the project fails you can sue me to pay you back with my note as collateral.Try not to get too cute & fancy with your financing structure.

@Nate Ginsberg, as @Erik Hatch suggested, the Census is a great resource for ascertaining this kind of information.Here is a graphic I made showcasing the distribution of structures by unit counts in College Station, TX.The graph on the right further breaks it down by showing renter and owner occupancy figures by the number of units in the structure.Hope this helps! 

Love the charm from that era, pretty arches, cute built in nooks, but look out for the small closets, structural issues behind the walls and subfloors, roof issues. 

I think that's cute, but they are telling me that an hour of my time is worth the price of a starbucks.My advice to you: find an agent who is an active investor in your market and has walked the path that you want to take.

The first thing you should do — and I'm truly sincere about this and not trying to be either funny or cute — is complete your profile here on this site:Specify the city and state (and country if not the U.S.) where you plan to investProvide a picture of yourselfState your investment goals or hopes or dreamsSome 1,175 people joined BiggerPockets just today.

The place itself is pretty cute!

Doing so though they want my personal taxes and finances, my property Mgmt finances, I have a repair/construction bness as well a graphic printing bness.