Some of these groupings were more so to reduce length than for accuracy, so please correct me where necessary.PittsburghBluff/Terrace Village/Upper Hill/OaklandAllegheny/Manchester/Central NorthsideSwissvale/Braddock Hills/RankinSummer Hill/Reserve Township/Millvale/Spring GardenIndianapolisFountain Square/Bates HendrickArsenal Heights/Woodruff Place/Willard ParkAtlantaAdams Park/Cascade Heights/AudobanBeecher Hills/Mays/West Manor/Green Forest Acres/Green Acres Valley/East Ardley Road/Mangum ManorDetroitRosedale/GrandmontGreen Acres/Sherwood Forest/Palmer Woods/Unversity District/BagleyNorth End/HamtramckSince this is my first time, I was hoping to…Understand whether these are good markets for my criteria (or if there are others I should be considering).Hear about people’s experiences in and the state of these markets.Learn about any variables that I may have not considered, either in these specific markets or as a first time buyer.

El Cerrito (quick access to 8 and 805 freeways, just West of SDSU, diverse neighborhoods, commercial district with numerous amenities)2.

Great school districts and great communities.

The Kalamazoo Promise also makes the area ideal for renters and buyers in the KPS school district.

James Elementary / Westlake Preparatory Academy / Lake Norman Charter, East Lincoln Middle, East Lincoln High (great school district).Do I leave it semi furnished; king size bed, night stands, washer and dryer, tv in the loft, twin size day bed in one bedroom.

The courts can be very useful for landlords also.In Michigan, a small claims court ruling may be appealed to District Court by either party.

I would expect the Engineers with families/ kids to live near good schools in RRISD (maybe PFISD/ LISD) and commute to the new Samsung plant since these district(s) fare far better than neighboring other ISD. 

I’d flip properties in the most affordable price points, and the best school districts. 

As of now, I first make sure there are no big red flags like the neighborhood, school districts, too much repair needed, etc; then I look for the 1% or 2% rule; the 50% rule; try to estimate repair costs/ARV (which is hard for me).I would greatly apricate any feedback, and I apologize if any of this was hard to understand.

The biggest obstacle has been working with the historical division since this property is in the historical district (built in the 1920s) and adjusting the rehab as needed.