These properties also offer you the opportunity to perform cost segregations which help with those current taxes. 

This site has been instrumental in getting me from 0 properties to where I am today. 

Other than living at the work site what is your contribution to this transaction?

@Drew Sygit @Gregory Schwartz From this HUD map it is 17 States/DC, and another site says 22 States which may reflect some more recent updates.

Like "Biggest single family propetry management mistakes ever" etcGeez, this site it kind of clunky.

The real estate investing industry uses "Classes" to rank property performance risk, but there's NO agreed upon industry model:(Here's what we use for our Metro Detroit market: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?

These will give you a clear picture of the property's current performance and potential.

I wanted to be absolutely sure I had complete agency and that I knew how to perform my own analysis over various situations.

Therefore, if you look at history, real estate has continuously performed in an upwards fashion while, like any other investment, has experienced short lived corrections from time to time.

Being able to be on site and able to commute 20-30 hours a week on the project is crucial for me