I need to feel comfortable (although I understand any investment comes with risk) but I know I can mitigate as much risk as I can.I know there's no chart or table I can look up, but with a 100K investment, would ANYONE be able to ballpark a return?

Funny how the same people who will occasionally play the lotto would scold their children exceedingly if they looked in their rear view mirror of the car and witnessed their kid throw a dollar bill out the back window but is precisely what they are doing every time they play .

Below is a quick chart I just ran regarding wages and housing prices. 1990 2018 Average Wage $ 20,172 $ 50,000 Average Housing Price $ 151,700 $ 377,800 Multiple (# Years of wage to purchase house) 7.52 7.56 1990 2018 Median Wage $ 14,499 $ 32,838 Median Housing Price Housing $ 125,000 $ 329,600 Multiple (# Years of wage to purchase house) 8.62 10.04 While on average, the ratio of an average wage compared to an average house price has remained relatively consistent, where purchasing a house is only 7.52 times or 7.56 times a persons wage, the median shows a different multiple. 

I see a lot of the same states on your chart that is on mine it just looks like you need to do a bit more homework and layout your date on a spreadsheet so that the numbers will reveal where best to invest, then you can start building your boots on the ground team..... best of luck!

@Craig DieterichLooks like a home run to me. 35k with no improvements needed and your COC is off the charts.

@Joe Scaparra That's precisely why my goal is to start a PM company myself, then expand outwards and slowly reduce the time that I need to spend on it.

thanks for the CDC link that was quite helpful.. as it relates to the real estate space i think landlords in work force housing in certain markets are going to be in un charted territory..

you're using a chart from March 9th!

Tenants divorced and one decided to stay, this took place precisely at the time of lease renewal.

You have to be there to be on top of things yourself, or you'll be taking a very long ride on the broke train sooner rather than later.That last paragraph pretty much summed it up precisely.