With Kensington, the boundaries are thin here in Philly, as you mentioned one block you are experiencing the 'opioid' epidemic and then a few blocks over you are in Fishtown, where value sky rockets.

My first 2 flat was on the same street as my condo 5 blocks away so I knew exactly what I was getting into.

With the 5-night minimum, I can still block off time here and there to stay at the property myself.

There are quite a few properties in Atlantic City that are beach block (or nearly) that can be purchased, even in fair condition, for well below their replacement cost--as in, well below what it would cost to build them new.

It ultimately shouldn't matter too much which market you purchase in, and if I'm understanding your question correctly, no matter where you buy, there will be several months each year where you're not close enough to have physical eyes on the property, so there will be some challenge in managing either location.You might benefit from buying where you spend your summers, since that will allow you to screen and move in tenants when the market is most active.Otherwise, I'd share with you that my wife and I bought our first investment property six blocks from our current home.

To save time, utilize block showings.

Being the new person on the block.

Basically my day is sectioned off into “time blocks,” where I have deadline to get my things.

I have tested lots of scenarios with calculators and understand where it thrives and where it sinks.I am in a small mountain college town (one block from University and 2 blocks from hospital).

The only difficult part is that they block the owner's information.