(Jumped from 1 to 10 since the following is not done in order just a weighting system that was used as filters:US News' Ranking of Univ > 300Univ Population > 10k (with minor exceptions)Cities Population > 40kMost recent Population change of City > 0% (cash flow mainly like I said, but combined with following could lead to incr apprec)City density (peeps / sq mi) > 1,000Rental Vacancy Rate < 6% (must use PM so high turnover is not super ideal) (yes, I know, base was college area... grrr....)Median property value < $210 K (risk mitigation)Median Rent (used with above for rough cash flow ranking)Cash Flow Indicator ( 1 - Rental Vacancy Rate) * Median Rent / Median Propert Value > (Iteratively throw away cities on bottom 50% of list.)Tax / Legal Friendliness of StateThen take the top 7 from above and review the micro investing climate (actual cash flow, Cash on Cash, etc) of turn keys.

I will definitely keep it as a rental after weighting everyone's comments.

any advice for someone who wants to invest gradually, without risking a large figure from the beginning?

Would they hold any weight?

I have decided that I need to acquire at least 1-2 units per year and gradually build up - and eventually will have equity to deploy into other investments.

Does one out weight the other? 

. $15K is still awfully a lot to keep as a dead weight.

I think you will gain a lot of oppurtunity to work with investors and gradually start to see what you want as an investor and possibly get to shadow some.

The bigger the better I guess it was because the vehicle had to be above a certain Gross vehicle weight I believe.

Then I also had to get architectural drawings as well- decided that since I was spending so much money we should move the laundry room upstairs and move the bathroom to a new location.I don’t know if any other post has ever stressed the BUY RIGHT but if there hasn’t been one let this be the first- Typically someone who goes over budget by so much is usually left broke and crushed under the weight of it all- Luckily I had enough cash and the ability to complete the rehab and get from under it and not let it stop me from doing other projects.Will post before and after pics shortly.