I get the 2 schools of thought on keeping cash flow to stay liquid vs. investing your money where it will make the highest return, but my W2 job salary means I don't "need" the 2400/year of cash flow at the moment, really all I am looking to do is maximize this rental return over a 10-15 year return window.  

Stay liquid and build cash.The holds that will allow you to retire and put your kids through school are def not these first two.I price out hundreds of DSCR loans every year. 

This is even true for student debt.I recommend the old-school, proven technique of paying off all debt.

It’s has hardwood throughout, fenced yard and screened patio, great school district etc.

In the last year for Knox county specifically the median sale price is up 9.92% and the whole MLS is up 7.14% year over year.After beginning to recover in July and August, home sales throughout the East Tennessee region slowed up again in September which is somewhat expected as schools get back into swing.Mortgage rates remained below 7% for the entirety of September, for the fourth month in a row.

I always got the impression that he had a bad criminal record or never got his high school diploma/ GED equivalent or some other issue was preventing him from getting a license, because he was basically just brokering without a license but calling it consulting (I don't know any of that to be true for the record, that was just the impression that I got from his comments and might explain why he used a fake name?). 

Coz Strongsville has good schools, but less employers. 

If you're near a medical and/or law school, monthly rentals are preferred by those who are preparing for board exams over vacation rentals as well as by visiting professors. 

A college student getting an engineering degree should consider different approaches, even if he decides to deploy some/all of the inheritance in real estate, than a high school dropout working a minimum wage job. 

Heck, some day I may even be a client of yours looking to purchase a place near the U if my son decides to go there when he graduates high school, LOL.