What I am debating is whether or not investing almost $70k of my own money is the best use of this amount of cash based on the return.I've grown my SFR portfolio and would like to scale up in property types to multi 2 to 4 or even larger 5+.Thanks for sharing!

My ideal tenant is someone like I was when moving to Atlanta, wanting or needing to rent for a year or several while grown-up life is still getting figured out. 

During my day job career I literally saw grown men making +$150K per year get laid off and not have any plan.  

If we assume that you can earn 10% per year on your money your $7,600 will have grown to $12,236. 

A lot of your chances has to do with if your case is heard early in the day or you are the last ones out.Toward the end of the day the judge's ability to hear BS or other crap has grown a very short fuse.

Any grown adult (and most children) without some serious mental problems is capable of changing a lock set without injuring themselves and a new set only costs $15 at Family Dollar.

I do believe Houma would be a good place for investors, it has grown significantly in the past few years ,even bringing in new companies during the recession, and continues to show a solid growth rate.Thanks for the responses and advice I appreciate everyone's time.

Since then my confidence as a landlord and investor has grown exponentially.

Make sure you screen the tenant to make sure there are no dangerous breed animals ......I literally lay it out and say, no pets that, when fully grown are or would be more than 25 lbs.

It's grown a bit robust though I like it b/c it's from the IRS (you know the ones who will determine what does and does not qualify as an OZ investment). https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/opportunity-zones-frequently-asked-questionsAlso, I like talking OZs so if you have questions, just shoot a message or post.