I have a rental in Ft Lauderdale Wilton Manors neighborhood that is being managed by Icon Realty.  

If you haven't already, try going off market, driving around neighborhoods that would be of interest to you and finding ones that fall into your criteria (your agent should be able to help you as well).

I’m still working toward my first deal too, but I’ve been learning that tracking maintenance and expenses is all about staying organized from the start. 

They can help you organize your finances and create a sound investment plan.Key Questions to Answer: What are your long-term financial goals?

For example, intro's to people here that can help you with certain specialties, planning, feedback on neighborhoods, financing of course, etc.

No, it would be more like $2,500 but an ADU is a definite possibility as there are many in the neighborhood already.

I've been in the market for a property in my agent's neighborhood, which is how we came to find him.

Newer buildings now have state-of-the-art amenity packages with pools, gyms, co-working spaces, high-speed internet, and community gathering spaces where savvy property management groups will have apartment building events to encourage this sense of community, all being a level of convenience and neighborhood community people cannot get anywhere else.

If you're okay with that, you can buy in just about any MIdwest city, just make sure you know the landlord-tenant laws.We've broken down the City of Detroit's 183 Neighborhoods, can share if interested.

@Karen Margrave Im still interested in coming to the meetups that you were organizing.