STRENGTHS-  strong affordable housing market-  cool city with a great feel-  nicely mixed neighborhoods with properties in need of repair next to nice homes-  large university, robust medical community-  decent rents overall, currently trading at 8-10% cap rates-  Micron promises growthWEAKNESSES-  Micron hype is making people spend way too much on properties-  pesky code compliance inspections here too-  student housing area is incredibly compact and difficult to get in to-  difficult to predict if a property will benefit from renovation or not-  contractors are overwhelmed, difficult to get estimatesSummary: Syracuse is experiencing a lot of change right now, in a good way.

I am currently working with them, not sure if I will continue, as there has been some unfortunate issues with the LO out for a week, then their license in Illinois went through the renewal process.

Because of that, our budget a little more flexible -- it doesn't necessarily have to cash flow right out the door (which I know is almost completely unlikely in the current market for this type of area). 

Quote from @Veronica Jones: Let's start with this: how many properties do you currently own?

I would do it again for sure if I was still in my early 20’s and single, but not at my current advanced age, with a family. 

Both second position so they won't mess with your current rate.

Our current rental was our primary that we held onto to rent and moved into a new primary.Both of our houses are in Teller county just outside of Colorado Springs.

How do you currently find and evaluate investment opportunities?

Hello Everyone,We are currently working a deal in Gulf Shores that is a little tricky.

After about 1.5 years of owning them, i did some minor cabinet upgrades, bathroom upgrades.Zillow and all other real estate websites show the current value at $120-125 K.