The 2% rule, at least in Philadelphia, only fits a narrow range of properties and areas and many times requires subsidized rents from government programs like Section 8. 

His company serves investors and may be a good fit for you.And who knows... maybe you guys can start a band.

So it's either a dump and you 203k it because no one else wants it thus giving you that opportunity, or it's not a dump and you maybe put a few cheap band-aids on it to make FHA happy and allow you to close, or you do conventional and come in with a substantive down payment.

It gives a great overview of all areas of real estate, and this will allow you to narrow your vision to one area of real estate. 

One good tool to help you narrow down is the Milken best cities index - it shows which large and small cities are best on a number of mostly economic and demographic metrics.  

I would add band around the garage door with a center keystone as well. 

Account Closed1st You need to narrow your criteria with the proper list or your wasting your time and money.2nd Of all the direct mail ever the proven most responsive is yellow letters that look hand written on a wedding or birthday invitation style envelope and that should say ONLY"Hi -seller- My Name is Igor.

Unfortunately you might be viewing this from a narrow lens.  

I narrowed down to doing a buy and hold just wanted to see if a single family vs multiunit would be the way to go.  

I've narrowed my seach down to two companies.