My place looks nicer than a lot of the rentals in the neighborhood, so I can get a little bet rent and I can be a little more selective when it comes to choosing tenants.

., Nevada)equals roughly $1300.comps for rent in the neighborhood range from $1200-1400 per month.

You look for a decrepid home the best neighborhood that you can afford.

The house I plan to rent is in a nice neighborhood - so it matters that the lawn is kept mowed, the sprinkler system is used, and the flower beds are kept weeded (or at least not allowed to go completly wild).

I expect to be viewing homes in borderline 'rough' neighborhoods where properties are around 150K.

The day I was going to sign the purchase and sale agreement I decided to have a realtor check comps for the street, neighborhood.

, not to mention the newspaper.

Questions:Asking price 177,500 in a neighborhood where many houses go for more, but many have a pool, this does not. 4 small Bedrooms, (not a major problem) and the neighborhood is generally well kept.

should i look at a neighborhood and then try to find s house?

We have had a few investors invest in our neighborhoods at the advice of an unscrupulous realtor who also was to be the property manager.