Common culture today seems to have the fantasy that zero money down, owner will carry, borrowed everything will produce a stable income producing asset for the buyer.

I ran numbers on those 2 cities after you mentioned them and they both offer great cashflow!

But...I ran a client-based business for 25 years and when I ask myself if I really want to do that again—all the business set-up, marketing, value propositions, proposals—just to get some of the joy of property management, the answer is no.The idea of going into debt to buy more properties is very scary,  especially at today's interest rates, but maybe I should look more into how to make that happen in a way that would work for us since it'[s what I'm really interested in.Sorry for the off-topic take!

I ran the acquisitions team of the wholesale company.

I ran into a similar situation where it was hard to make deals pencil there.

Everything I looked at didn't when I ran some base numbers.

I ran from a mechanical room to the bathrooms through a false beam.

I ran into about every problem and hidden ugly humanly possible.

The culture here really is inclusive.

Towns with household-name universities always seem to have strong culture and good businesses.