Things that made the difference on this one:1) Cheap purchase price2) Needed repairs were done up front3) Tooting my own horn a little - I put in good tenants4) When something breaks, we get it fixed asap - this helps keep good tenants, reducing turnover 5) Owners invest in quarterly air filter and annual HVAC service, which helps prevent costly HVAC repairs.

Was there an easy way you filtered for it or did you just use a less than 100K filter?

The $140k Investment in the year 2000 did contribute towards other investments.However there were other contributing factors, especially by partnering up with a friend and at the time, which was before the Financial Crisis, you were able to get Mortgages just by breathing.So I breathed a lot!

Hey Spencer- AirDNA is a great tool and if you want to stay away from seasonal properties, there is a way to filter for that within the software.

It’s a breathe of fresh air to speak to someone that will understand my situation in this area and I really value your opinion.

I typically do look at it to see seasonal trends and also like how you can filter the revenue properties generate by top 50%, 75%, 90%, etc. from there you just have to determine what percentile you think your property and management of said property will be.Better to go on Airbnb and VRBO and stalk similar properties rates and availability.

I have filtered down to Birmingham market. 

@Raeshelle Cooke Well sounds like you have a lot of time to build up your reserves before you make your first investment anyway, so breath easy and take the time to learn.  

There are so many so be sure to filter by your location. 4) Review this comprehensive 64 page deck on the state of the 2023 housing market (in your resource page as a member of BiggerPockets!)

They want rent credit for the HVAC filters.