Purchase price: $395,000 Cash invested: $22,000 Off market deal in top tier school district and fast appreciating zip code of San Antonio.

I have a good relationship with the women's basketball coach and some of the faculty so might be an easy way to fill the unit once rented.

@Vijay Sid There are definitely markets out there that hit the 1% rule in great school districts. 

Picking up these sfh allows families to move to a great school district.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Harmony.

Purchase price: $167,000

Cash invested: $65,000

This is a great rental. I have the same tenant for years. The family m...

I have used it and do like it, but I wanted to know what other methods other investors use to determine the quality of school districts.

For tax amounts you can look at your county's appraisal district website.

The school districts are good, close to major highways and amenities. 

I have a former primary residence in a Top School District in NJ that I own free and clear (no mortgage).

This is not what you will find at LOwe's or H-D . . . find a siding company that does old homes and see what they offer.4) Final pitfall we stumbled into was make sure the house is not in a designated historic district or is on the national register . . . one we did was and it made any changes we wanted to make 10 times as hard.