When rent shot up several in lower income housing left town for Alabama.

I posted a video on joint venture, thats probably your best shot, low cost, easy upside

@Mike KalobI'm with you on that shot...Last year I found a tax appeal company and explained that I looked at the surrounding properties (all same 3/2, sq ft, yr built) presumably having the same inside guts as my property and found several that were way under the appraised value.

@Nathan Gesner just shot you a DM.

I would also like to see drone shots of your place in proximity to the beach. 

Steve I dont know if you have ever been to Jackson  I lived there for one year and have been funding flippers there for almost 2 decades and owned a few hundred rentals at one time.I say that so U know i am not taking  a pot shot at the city..

Questions:1) Do you think this area will have a decent shot at long term appreciation? 

If you told him you have been playing pickup games for the past year and need help improving your jump shot, now he has evidence you're motivated and a specific goal he can quickly help you work towards.

If you can find the right property that cash flows good it is definitely worth a shot.

We are finally looking at trying to house hack at our first home, but we’ve been very discouraged with how expensive any multi-family unit is in the West Palm Beach area (at least one were i wouldn’t have to sleep with a shot gun on my chest).