Just because the home isn’t perfect (no home is) doesn’t mean the house is unsafe, or a bad deal. 

This is perfectly fine.

I will be making another purchase by June of next year, so there is plenty of time to find my perfect market. 

I’ve been investing in Tampa for 20 years, and right now is a perfect time to buy with panicking sellers and the market cooling a bit before rates improve and the tide turns again.

I understand the contracts, financing ( I was a loan originator), what can and can't be done, I know what keeps you from getting sued, how to set a price, I'm not offended during a walk through if the house isn't perfect and someone makes a disparaging comment (they are thinking out loud to see if it sounds right to them) maybe it's not actually a deal killer.

Private lending is the perfect investment for a retirement plan in our view, and we practice what we preach exclusively in our plan.

Section 8 can be a very smart play, but it's not great for first-time investors who are not planning (and have the resources) to continue the play to understand and perfect the obligations and to ensure the best renters.

The property's location and price point aligned perfectly with our strategy to execute fast-turnaround, high-profit deals.

Hartford, typically- is a time intensive, managerial headache. lets just say that the reconstruction of everything went nearly perfect.( Which if your first decision is to skip the professional planning process. seems highly unlikely. ) Anyways lets table this thought for a moment.  

Check out the map and see what other properties are being listed for.Personally, I think a larger home with 5 beds, is set up perfectly for a rent by the room strategy.If you do want to look at an STR option, check out AirDNA.com.