I can put up with a 1-hour work commute or a little more if it means having a house in a decently safe area.Other Info:Credit Score: 700s (due to student loan payments)Monthly Income: $4600Work Location: I commute to Northern Virginia and D.CGuys, I could really use your help or recommendations on what you would do if you were in my situation:Location: I'm thinking somewhere in PG County MD due to my commute, like Hyattsville MD.

Also make sure to build on a property located in a desirable location with larger pop density and if holding for rentals, charge median rent for that market as lenders want to see a bigger pool of buyers/renters available to occupy/sell. 

*the only reason I am not pursuing is because the home is located directly across from my current investment property and I'm looking to diversify my investment locations. 

It's a Class A location in Sacramento.

Otherwise, they will just end up ignoring you and you'll get frustrated. 3) Naive/newbie investors get burned all the time by only looking at the numbers - w/o fully understanding how the location/property/tenant will affect those numbers.- They often get sold Class C or D properties while using Class A assumptions - then wonder why they are losing money.Here's some copy & paste info that you hopefully find helpful:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Located in eastern Oregon.

This can help you locate properties flagged as rentals or second homes based on tax records.

Sherman or perhaps between McKinney and Sherman.SaginawBurlesonCertain other locations if you can find the right rent/price.

Located in a highly desirable waterfront area, this property is ready for updates and can be turned into a high-value flip or buy-and-hold investment. 

It could, but you could screen this location with PriceLabs.co as they use both airbnb and hotel rates to create revenue forecasts.