The ranking system. 

I am guessing that the vast majority of homes 10+ years old had some sort of water damage at some point, most had probably several.My own home is only a few years old and we had the washer spring a leak and a few years later the RO system in the kitchen started leaking into the cabinet.Seller disclosures are pretty useless in my opinion.

The rating systems for short-term rentals has lost all validity.

Solar panels and backup battery system installed in 2022, I have a loan for the system so that would eat into any sales.I'm in San Antonio, Tx.

I can go way deeper into finding good MTR markets, pursing tenants other than travel nurses, property types, scaling operations through systems (my specialty), renovations, etc but it's much harder to do in a thread.

-Leverages your current momentum and enthusiasm for investing, potentially accelerating your path to financial freedom.Cons:-Requires managing two properties, which could add stress unless you already have a system in place (or plan to hire a property manager).

These I have found are real, striving parents, working their butts off to provide the best housing and school system for their children.My ethos in this approach is exactly why we at LaPlante refer to them as Residents, as we consider "Tenant and Landlord" to be dated terms and rife with negative emotion.

Also, check if there are incentives or rebates for upgrading to more energy-efficient systems in your area. 

The key is building systems and finding solid property management to handle things while you move around.

Once you feel you've built a strong team with your first property and have solid systems in place, I would then start buying more aggressively and taking on bigger projects.I suggest reading this BP article on the core 4.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team