Control the pace of your investments, don't let your investments control you.

As far as what type of renters I'm trying to attract, I suppose I'm aiming for responsible, middle-class families or individuals.

I'm in the middle of a flip myself.

We just talked about this on another thread a couple days ago.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/753/topics/690001-know-any-good-contractors-in-middle-tenn

I was looking for a house in a upper middle class neighborhood with great schools .

Typically a persons financial strategy should include: safe money/ assets, inflation protection middle range lower risk investments, typically around 8% and growth higher risk to build wealth, and if you have time to work the business you should be earning income/ profit from the deals you are doing.

My preferred contractor goes by his middle name so can't be found by searching the name he goes by. 

Now I'm in the middle of this new funding training program and they're teaching subject to.

@Aaron Arnold in the middle of building out my portfolio and the benchmark I've always gone back to is either >5% cap rate or >$100 in profit/month/door.

Middle class areas.