Locally my observation is that the need is more for low income young and working vs college student.

Quote from @Aaron Zimmerman: Quote from @Bonnie Low: My current CPA came via recommendation from another investor.

Unless you bought in D class, very low appreciation area, you should be sitting pretty. 

Most of the stuff you can get at Home Depot or Lowes and get it the next day, so no delays once you decide on something. 

@Bonnie Low I was not including debt as I want to know how a cash buyer would look at the deal.

The problem with averages is that a large number of high or low value properties can skew the figures either way.

Buy quality properties in strong submarkets, finance with low leverage, bulk up on cash reserves, diversify geographically, and you'll be positioned to survive whatever the economy throws at you.

Usually of the home requires major repairs it may require a HML "hard money loan" then you refinance in 6 months on the new ARV.DSCR is also not a great avenue for low loan amounts because all loans under $125K will take a rate hit and the minimums are usually $125k after down payment with some going down to $100K Min.

City-Data and Census.gov are solid resources, and sites like Rentometer can give you a good sense of rental prices.After that, I narrow it down to neighborhoods with strong fundamentals—good schools, low crime, and convenient amenities.

Those are spray and pray techniques that don't fit with sellers right now because sellers/owners are sitting on a very low rate and don't want to move to go up 4-5 points on their rate.Listings aren't a start now thing as well.