If you get off of that focus and start worrying about buying and holding you may find yourself in a much better position.

I would focus on finding a price that it will rent fast, rather than trying to get optimum cash flow.

My recommendation:  Focus on Single Family Homes and look towards the BRRRR method. 

Debating if I should focus on the burbs. 5.

My wife and I are vagabonds (currently living in New Orleans) and have saved up around $50K (and rising) to being investing in real estate with the focus on finding a 2-4 family in an up and coming market to house hack, we would like to buy a few more over the coming years and we are also interested in doing flips to help finance more purchases as we go to build lasting passive income and wealth.

I am in the process of rehabbing a rental property and although this situation is currently moving along smoothly, I am at a dilemma if I should focus all of my energy in the rental property or should I also be looking for other deals?

I am in the process of rehabbing a rental property and although this situation is currently moving along smoothly, I am at a dilemma if I should focus all of my energy in the rental property or should I also be looking for other deals?

I am not set on a particular part of town but I have been focusing on both the near east, south, and west sides of downtown.  

Decide WHAT It Is You Want (Focus) - The first step is deciding exactly what it is you want to be, do and have.

Right now, our focus is saving up as much as we can in the next year to prepare for all of the costs you've described.