@Kasondra Milton- hi there ...thanks ...Raised in the fairport area ...live on west coast now ..last summer I had to return to Roch area to help with a family illness  situation ...I stayed in a AIRBNB that was close to Strong hospital for 3 weeks ...in my search for places - I must say I was surprised at the lack of options ( at least at that time ) ...that being said - I agree with your comment about the fact that Greater  Roch  likely  wont  attract a large amount of renters consitently  ( outskirts  like  finger lakes are a diff story ) - thanks and good luck

This range often lacks economies of scale and doesn’t attract institutional-level investors.

Temple now attracts students from more affluent backgrounds in the Philadelphia suburbs (kudo's to the school for raising it's academic reputation).

Also having a higher proportion of revenue generated through the residential component of the building does make financing easier. (3) The exception to the 80% rule I abide by is when the commercial space is leased to a credit tenant with a proven & sustainable business  or where the space presents the opportunity to attract a neighborhood amenity F&B operator (this is most beneficial in instances where you have a larger localized portfolio where these commercial tenants can positively impact the value of your overall residential portfolio).

Biggest thing IMO is getting close to the train station and have a high quality units that may not look attractive on paper the first few years but will have the ability to raise rents consistently long term. 

Some buyers don't want your tenants who may or may not have been screen properly but some buyers like the attraction of having income on day one. 

I'm not doing section 8 yet.I've posted only one of my properties on Zillow ones just to see the people's reaction and I had a bunch of section 8 candidates, the highest voucher I see was a lady with $1,150, I had the post for half day because they blow up my phone lol, with that said, I'm not sure if numbers are accurate.now I have a guy that finds me tenants and is working well, he is also my handyman. 

The lady said what if there were 100 documents, my response was there are 3 documents and no where near 100.

Many investors are attracted to lower price points but end up losing money because cheaper properties are higher risk (not good locations, rough tenants, lower quality construction, etc.). 

We aren't zoned for a campground or RV park nor do we want to pursue changing the zoning to that, but keeping it low-key and low-density it doesn't attract attention, nor are we putting massive cap ex into it.