Having good schools played huge part in the properties we purchased.  

Stay old-school.

I received a bachelors degree from Mercyhurst University and have wrestled from pre-school all the way through college. 

We are semi-working with the school to offer student housing for the first time on campus. 

It's middle class, low crime, clean & zoned in one of the top desirable High schools. 

At the time this method was best for us because we both had recently graduated from college and had over 100k in student loans and car debt. fast forward to now we completely DEBT FREE besides our home and we are looking to purchased our single family/forever home and keep our multi and rent it out. 

Now a giant city 250,000 people and home to Cowboys, Stars, FC Dallas, minor league baseball, lots of companies, new Universal Studios theme park and something like 10 high schools now...big high schools. 

I plan on selling it ($300,000) in mid-2025 after he graduates. 

In my research I've found that there are a handful of developers who are spending big money to renovate and rehab the downtown area and that the Scranton School Board is under new leadership, allowing the district to finally exit from its "financial recovery" phase.

I'm also a former math teacher, so trust me, setting up an S-Corp for operations is NOTHING compared trying to get 30 twelve year olds at an urban school to learn math according to state standards.