Or just any suggestions for the best bang for your buck areas that offer at least a little cash flow and appreciation ?

Or just any suggestions for the best bang for your buck areas that offer at least a little cash flow and appreciation ?

Im willing to do cosmetic repairs up to about $20k but dont want to deal with a gut job.

Thank you for the suggestion, going to look into it!

Plus, with how much appreciation is coming to Columbus Ohio, that house will easily 2x or 3x over the next few years from all the population/job/companies developing here.Plus, Anduril just announced another 4k jobs and over 1B+ in development in Columbus Ohio along with all the companies already developing here (Intel, Google, Amazon, FB, Nationwide Childrens, etc)

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

I feel like i am in this awkward in the middle stage where I still need to work my corporate job, but right on the cusp to make real estate my fulltime job.   

I can vouch for @Lane Berry he manages I think at least one our units in Houston, excellent job 

I am at an inflection point where I need to decide if I should try to sell or rent it due to possibly moving for a job change. 

Philly has a ton of opportunity, but since you are new to the area, I would suggest waiting six months before you buy anything there so you can really understand the block construction of the area.