I'll only do flips if they are light to moderate rehabs and the numbers make them a no-brainer, but I won't be aggressively looking for deals.No more SFR buy and holds. 

Maybe easy, moderate or gut as a rehab estimate. 

@Ben Gammon you may want to put this under Classifieds forum as it's personal promotion and the moderators will remove it.

I'd like to own a distressed 2 flat, and begin diving into the areas.The goal would be a to take a 10 year plan of moderate - high risk, and turn $900K into retirement money by 50.

Both cities have been experiencing growth in terms of population and job opportunities, and have moderate property taxes.

Does anyone have any suggestions on brands, type, amenities for a moderately priced hot tub for my new rental cabin?  

I am no moderator but when a member asks a question and no quality answer is given other than "Attend my meeting or conference call" - I would consider that solicitation which seems to divert the entire point of this thread.  

Further into the future, most scenarios show them being very lucrative for my intended purposes.The long-term goals are, in order of priority, 1) create another income source that will help through my retirement a few decades from now, even if short-term cash flow is minimal to moderate, 2) explore ways to generate more than that minimal amount, so I have enough extra cash on hand to boost savings, help out my family, and reinvest into these and potentially other properties, 3) help to fill the dire need for missing middle housing in this city and contribute to the improvement of these neighborhoods' conditions while positively impacting and preserving the neighborhoods' characters.At this time, there is no plan for this to become more than a side gig to my full-time career, but short-term I'm looking at testing the waters to see if this is a viable and tenable use of my efforts and money, and maybe if it's enjoyable and successful then a few projects down the line I'll reconsider it being only a side gig. 

Probably, an appreciation game and hoping for rate moderation in 1-2 years.  

The Trulia crime heat map has it in a moderate crime area.