You can't list a property with basic design and expect to be successful, especially with today's property prices and rates.

It's mostly Class A properties, a few Class B.You may find the below copy & paste info useful in addressing your question:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

I have the funds available today for the purchase of a rental property as well as a primary residence, but I also want to set myself and my wife up to reach financial freedom.  

It's also easier to handle dips in census similarly to dealing with rental vacancy if you have one rental property compared to a larger apartment building.My wife loves the operations but we have steadily been working her out of the day-to-day stuff. 

Quote from @Will Greenlee: I would agree with @Drew Sygit every software has its kinks and this one along with all the other ones started somewhere.. 7-8 years ago Buildium was less effective than it is today, and now it is a lot better.

@Jorge Newbery I believe they are having a conference call today about this site.

Those tenants are still there today and this property generates $890 per month in cashflow.June 2023 - Our third property was a single family home that we put $85K down on and stuck another $20K into renovations. 

@Christopher HeidrichRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

I would hope there are some other less obvious or “cool” areas that provide better financials (rather than appealing to my emotional - “I love those neighborhoods”).