Yet there are counties that are more LL friendly than others (hint- it's the ones that are purple, not overwhelmingly blue).

He gets a lot of clients who need a furnished home to house traveling nurses or construction workers for the Blue Oval project.

Investment Info:

Townhouse buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $442,000

Cash invested: $88,400

3bed 2.5 bath townhome in up and coming area. Lots of growth over last few years. Purchased new...

We have a lot of small blue collar towns with cheap houses and lots of renters. 

I like the Amex Blue Cash Everyday card.

Here's a gentrification heatmap for Pittsburgh...pink is gentrified, blue is little to no gentrification.

So, I'm hopeful that the process continues to go smoothly and complete, but either way there is a cool principal at play --> as I grew in competence with SFR and duplexes-quads it grew awareness of the products, understanding of their shortcoming and the power of jumping into the missing middle space, and that gave me educational fodder to pass along to my sphere of investors.Add to this that it's not an exponential change from my current operation (for example, if you jump from 33 doors to 33+16-plex then that doesn't seem as crazy as jumping from 33 to 33+96-plex), so it was more palatable and logical for the would-be financial partners.Then it comes down to educating the people around you about WHY and how, then it becomes lighter and easier.

i suggest Glenpool, it's blue collar and growing. i have several properties there with increasing rents and rising property values. 

Blue collar area, not the nicest area but pretty good location that I am familiar with7 units.  1 bedroom/ 1 bathGross rents 87000 but likely 20% undermarketexpenses 2400 annual utilities 4300 annual property tax2000 property insurance800) annual legal/property management/leasing6000 annual repairs estimate)7000 annual cap ex estimateMy question is, do I price it based primarily on what the CURRENT rents are?

In both neighborhoods if you can be in close proximity to Milwaukee Ave / Blue Line it will be a desirable location for tenants.