Maybe I personally need a certain school zone. 

We had another door in front of the front door, steel gated door, but our girls who goes to school is in the habit of not locking it, so recalling what happened to me years ago, figured if she open the front door, the angry man might push his way in, and who knows what will happen.We held off installing CCTV system. for our house, but after the latest incident, spent $1950 installing a 5 camera security system.

My wife and I made the decision when our kids where young that she would stay with them until they went to school.

If you plan on going to school to work on your bachelors while you're in the military using Tuition Assistance, then be sure to also file the FAFSA every year. 

Its near Duke university, so I think there will be some seasonal medical workforce movement, grad school students, etc., so it could line up well for mid-term furnished rental. 

Where I live in NYC is also close to schools and institutions, so rent is pretty stable, neither skyrocketed with other fancy neighborhoods nor nosediving when the economy took a hit in general.

There are certain pockets tahat will swing the pendulum in the opposite direction in terms of crime rates, school rating and the likes.

Most likely, it will be easier to do one property per year although I have had clients pull off a second purchase in less than a year citing things like needing a different school district, needing a larger back yard for their kids, etc. 

It's close to the city with commuter rail access 0.5 miles from my house and a great school system, making it one of the most sought after towns in the area (neighboring properties have sold for much higher than their asking price in recent years and we are constantly receiving mail from investors interested in buying the property).The property is in need of extensive renovations, a majority of which seem to be cosmetic (kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, etc.), meaning that there is significant potential in building equity by buying the home and doing these renovations and attaining a high ARV.I will most likely have the opportunity to purchase the place in a direct below market value. 

How can you look a specific towns stats on crime unemployment schools etc. also whats the average rate on a 203k