Other factors that affect value are neighboring houses, busy streets, proximity to commercial properties, school districts, ease of access to freeways and other amenities a buyer will be looking for.  

I like to buy in Northside school district as it is a good district.  

Originally posted by @Vaughn Smith:@Steve Orluski it depends on what cities you’re comparing it too, taxes are more favorable than some like E.O crime is usually lower than other cities like Newark or Camden (per capita)it’s hard to paint any of these cities with a broad brush there are opportunities in all of them but what they all have in common is that it’s best that you learn each section of the city and spend time there before investing in each city the neighborhoods can be vastly different in some instances even the “bad” sections have “good” blocks I'm considering investing in a commercial property in the Central Business District area on Main St.

You can also try marketing yourself online for low cost like creating community web pages, school district pages, local business reviews, write about what's awesome about your community.

This seems wrong because the situation seems ideal for conversion to a rental: we bought in 2010 in the middle of the housing trough (low expenses), purchase and rental markets are really hot in our area, we are in one of the top elementary school districts in the city, etc (high revenues).  

Cincinnati OH in the Brewery District of OTR...

Does anyone know of a wholesaler in the DC area that can find a SFH in good school districts in Northern Virginia (even as far out as Warrenton, VA) for under $450k that need light to moderate rehab?  

Per my research, these have solid/good school districts and have a median list price per square foot that I'd be interested in with the amount I'm able to invest.

The prices for the area have been trending upwards for the last 3 years, the school districts have great ratings, and accessibility to the Interstate is prime.

There are also some great park consultants that can help with feasibility studies as well.Here is Texas, we've run into some major road blocks b/c many of the local water districts are out of capacity for mutlifamily.