Cheap houses in lower class neighborhoods will get you cash flow with a lot of headache.

. -- Thus, you can expect to get Class C or D tenants, which have a 15-25% probability of defaulting on their lease payments.2) If your PMC is lowering FICO to 550, what are they doing to improve their screening in other areas?

But occasionally we have issues and tenants need to be asked to leave or just decide to disappear in the middle of winter and it sucks.The worst part is I find the quality of tenant interested or willing to move this time of year isn't the greatest either - often times there is a reason they have to move right now since most landlords don't like ending leases this time of year.Either lower your rent or just hang in there.

I’d stick to Franklin, Clayton, Westminster, hayesville, Bryson city I'd also add Brevard and Waynesville to this list if you are looking for lower-cost options.

You want lower land cost with high rental demand unless you're a reno expert and flipper which not 1% of real investors are. 

Some of these areas have lower purchase prices but solid rental demand, making them ideal for strategies like BRRRR.I spend my time scouting off-market distressed properties, and I’ve noticed that investors are having a lot of success in secondary cities just outside major metro areas.

Although the study may increase the gain, the gain may be taxed at a much lower rate making it a beneficial investment.If a property is purchased with the intention to flip or own for a short period of time (less than 3 years), a cost segregation study may not be significant.Overall, as long as you intend to hold the investment property for greater than a year, the benefits of a cost segregation study should be considered.

Did you have taxable income that could’ve been reduced utilizing tax strategies?

The down payment might be a little higher, but it will be a much longer-term loan that you won't have to worry about coming up with big payment in month 24 and it'll be amortized over a much longer time period (probably 25-30 years), so the monthly payment could actually be lower. 

Some areas will have lower cap rate but higher appreciation and some will have higher cash flow but lower appreciation.