However, if I were to buy a home in the BA as an investment that would later be sold to buy a home, I would be looking for a appreciation and rent-ability.You are looking at fairly affluent areas for a "second" home, so I am going to make the assumption that your current income level is fairly high. 

More like a squeaky voiced, awkward growth spurt sort of investment maturity level. I

RE: Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refi, Repeat Marketing (BRRRR investments): Check out the "Bunny Bread bakery neighborhoods" near the lakefront universities, Seminary, Lake Pontchartrain levee trail and Interstate-10.

It's 2560 sq. ft. main level is 10 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths.

would cost more to fix than could sell for and they killed me on property taxes ao we got out of there and in better market (much better) though that may not be saying much

Dain, Leveraging (to your comfort level) is a real estate investors best friend.

Since the flood, they have repair almost everything except for replacing the flooring on the 1st level. I

I listened to a podcast recently and it has motivated me to move my investing to the next level.  I

However, when it comes to training agents to think like MILLIONAIRES, there is no one better, IMO, to train, get up to speed, nurture, and grow to the next level.  I

On a personal level, I want to improve my property analysis skills, and I feel like I could learn a lot from a wholesaler like you.