There are a lot of shops nearby and it is convenient for commuters.

Account Closed, another factor to consider is competition from other convenient places to live.

They are looking for places like midtown/downtown and buying an investment property there is a gamble at best.

The other 95% will fail because they are just gambling, and when the table stops paying or they can't figure out the game, they walk away, only to be replaced by a new group of people doing the same thing!

The great thing about Chattanooga is there are plenty of places to buy that are convenient to tourist destinations while being outside those areas with current restrictions!  

I have been investing anywhere I can from San Antonio to New Braunfels on IH35 north of 1604 mainly for convenience as I live in Schertz, but the appreciation has been excellent in this area. 

(I did buy a house last year from a mailing and it was the best deal to date..107k purchase, 20k repair, 230k back end…this one should have been a sign but I was too cheap to keep mailing and stick with it hard so I went back to the MLS) - The MLS feels like an ex-girlfriend I keep running back to because she's cheap and convenient.

College kids are usually looking for places after the semester ends and during the summer, so filling the property, signing leases and things like that is done during the school breaks--which is really convenient. 

I would be sure to see which laws about informing tenants of transferring ownership apply to you, based on your State because you certainly don't want to break the law here, and just start out on the right foot too (friendly first impression, etc)Now as far as paying by app- I get that it would be very convenient for you to do so (100% agree!)

We were blessed to have a laundromat conveniently located down the street and been able to make a deal with the owner.