The rule states that 75% of market rents for all units must be more than the total mortgage payment.

- best markets to buy?

I think the real question should be what is the best CRM specifically for the real estate market (e.g. rentals, lending, etc.) - and that one I am still waiting for someone to come up with on.

From asking around the community, it is difficult to find cash flow under the current market conditions.

Marketed the property for $179,000 and went under contract and closed for $186,000.

And it works in any real estate market depending on your needs.  

I am leaning towards demolishing the house and building a simple 3/2 but I have no market data in the city for new builds in recent years.

I’ve interviewed a couple of Realtors in Oklahoma City, but I’ve been finding that the general consensus there is that the market is not in a cash flow cycle.

If you cannot find what you’re looking for in your market and you don’t want to invest too far, consider pivoting to a single family home.

Gastonia is actually the primary market I work in with all of my investors and with the revitalization plans for the city I am quite bullish on the Gastonia market.