For now I'm concentrating on Marietta, Kennesaw, and areas on the west side around Hiram/Powder Springs.

@Jarrett CoppinIf you have dry powder and patience, wait for the collapse and buy cheap assets from the guys who couldn't wait and went belly up.  

Someone who misses shifts or calls in sick whenever there is a great powder day would not make the cut. 

The property has 5 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and 2 powder rooms.

Doing this, I could stretch myself into a $1mln property, but I'd be out of powder at that point and definitely can't get to $2mln.  

In a bubble such as this I would prefer to keep some powder dry to for a rainy day and so I am not too exposed for the downside.Our compromise is to keep the first one because of the location, close to transportation, close to main roads, close to downtown, yet in a country-like, park-like setting.

Located onthe northwest side of Old Bankhead Highway, south side of VeteransMemorial Highway, east of Old Powder Springs Road (1140 Old BankheadHighway).

Adding a second bathroom and losing a closet-again you are unlikely to get the returned as the bathroom will be small and probably a powder room.

Now that you mention the San Diego market, I say again...Keep your powder dry.

The problem is I have been saying we're at risk of another market downturn since 2013 and I've been sitting on the sidelines the whole time watching my "dry-powder" drift away with the winds of inflation.