Some of my concerns; The property is in a small rural area, population less that 10,000 and its 30 minutes, 20 miles, from a medium sized city, Chattanooga, TN which is across state lines.

I am familiar with Big Stone Gap as well as the rest of SWVA and would steer you clear of purchasing many more properties in those areas simply due to the quickly declining populations and low economic development going on. 

Work from home may have people wanting to upsize but those who would be downsizing are staying put because they don't want a bunch of covid possible people trooping through their homes if they are part of a more vulnerable older population.  

@Tyler Stindtman yeah absolutely so the utilities are populated because I am trying to get a good picture of a house hack while I'm living there, so I am building in my expenses for half of the duplex and overall throughout the year I felt those number were good averages, if not a bit over conservative.

Our local population complains about the high rents here but I think they're pretty reasonable considering the location.

Austin has ranked as the No. 1 city in population growth for the last eight years and it was the hottest job market in 2019 and 2020, according to the Wall Street Journal.And all of those prospective homeowners flocking to the city are fighting for the same small pool of houses.

I'm in a 100k population city in Texas, so probably the worst neighborhood here isn't nearly as bad as some in say, Chicago, LA, or even Houston... but for my market it's just considered the "bad area" of town. 

Once you have this team in place, you should be able to confidently invest in any market.As for picking a specific market - I would go after one with an increasing job and population growth.

However, if you look at the top right of your screen (Search) - you may enter DMV area and see what populates.

New home builds have been way behind the pace of population growth since the crash in 2008, pair that with low interest rates and two of the largest generations in history searching for homes and you get the over-demand we have now.