This guide will walk you through the steps of conducting your search so you can narrow it down to your top three choices.

First step is to narrow down what strategy you want to pursue, then choose the market based on the strategy. 

Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.

Without a preapproval you wont be able to narrow down your focus and know what you can afford3.

I have B and C rentals.

See the chart from Fair Isaac Company (FICO) below: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyAccording to this chart, investors should use corresponding vacancy+tenant-nonperformance factors of approximately 5% for Class A rentals, 10% for Class B and 20% for Class C.To address Class C payment challenges, many industry "experts" are now selling programs to newbie investors about how Section 8 tenants are the cure.

This seems overtly narrow.

Hi @Neil DoldoI have narrowed down some areas in North GA mountains.

That probably doesn't narrow it down very much, but my clients, homeowners and investors, enjoy living in Cincinnati and Northern Ky.

It might be worth getting multiple contractor estimates to narrow down that range.