I own an HOA management company in Hoboken and it's led me down this thinking-path as well.

Rents have been pretty close to what the housing authorities advertise, sometimes even a bit higher.Fort Wayne’s a solid spot with low taxes and good cash flow—definitely worth looking into.

Would love to come, I’ll be out of town that week but the next one I will definitely try to make it! 

@Kegan SchollI am partial to Florida given I live here but I have house hacked for the past 6 years and it fundamentally changed my life, you are on a great path for success.

Good summary of what your market is looking for but as we all know, each market tends to have its "wish / want" items which differ from market to market.Flow is definitely a selling point but make adjustments come with a cost. 

Would definitely recommend reaching out to a couple RE attorneys to chat.

Definitely recommend it.

This will definitely help dial in my neighborhood search.

Unfortunately looking like this specific deal likely won't pan out; seller is definitely not motivated to offload quickly/discounted based on their replies.I found a realtor through BP who I'm now working with to find a property, so progress in the right direction!

Definitely screen properly and don’t cut corners!