Using general filter isn't good enough, you need to learn the neighborhoods and even streets if you can so you know what you're bidding on.

@Mitchell Smith for under $100 you can install a carbon filtered water tap in the kitchen.

Don’t forget to change the AC / Furnace filter :)

Try looking into zillow/Redfin and see what your potential rents you can get near the neighborhood by filtering the bedrooms/bathrooms of the intentional property that you are planning to buy.

@Aaron K. may have a better answer, but I’m guessing what he meant is that $30k won’t be enough for the section of the city where university students tend to live while in semester.My observation of university towns is that the university can breathe some life into an area, but it won’t define the area.

Tax shelterMost starting investors look at cash flow, because it is like the air you breathe.

Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com are all good, but filter by oldest listings, not newest.

The only thing I'm without is a Berkeley filter.

If i do the lease in the name of an LLC is that just as if the LLC is acting like a property management firm and filter any profits through to me personally?

But I can't filter by Loan to Value (LTV) to find potential sellers with equity.