Focus on market research by exploring neighborhood rent trends and property values while considering your financing strategy (house hacking, BRRRR, or buy and hold).

Additionally, the city is actively encouraging redevelopment and attracting businesses back to the area.

You can consider and explore other low- and no-money-down strategies, such as seller financing and sub-to, but these come with risks and can be pretty nuanced.

Looking forward to exploring the area and looking for more investments around the area.

One thing you will want to explore is the tax rate in the specific counties you are looking in.

Quote from @Sebastian Geiman: Hey everyone,I'm currently exploring note loan investments and looking to take a deeper dive into simulating different scenarios with variables like origination fees, interest rates, and exit fees.

As you start closing deals, you will need to reinvest your profits into mailing lists and other scalable activities to grow your business.

Explore FHA loans and mentorship opportunities from experienced investors.

+1 for AirDNA - I recommend using one of their premium monthly subscriptions to explore the actual comps and not just their auto generated projection. 

Welcome to the real estate hive.. are you open to exploring off-market listings through your network?