I feel like the Dave Ramsey stuff appeals to a mindset that prefers to be debt free. 

If you want to play with the whales and sharks you better come with something bigger and more appealing to eat!

I think we're pretty close (other than TX which looks real appealing). 

This makes things appealing to any retail tenant (especially food and beverage) and because of the garage, we could essentially  build on our 5000 sq foot parking lot, parcel it off, redevelop it into outdoor space, or whatever we like.

But generally, you shouldn't be using hitting the jackpot as your investment philosophy.also as a realtor, I'd remember that a 2-year-old house is kind of one of those tweeners that is not going to appeal to the new construction buyer as they want to be the first to own/buy a house in an area and they don't want it previously occupied. 

I’ve found it can really help you visualize an area if you combine that data with google maps.I download data for a county, filter it by unit count and sales date.  

The hearing must be in no more than 10 days and the tenant has 10 more days to appeal. 

The town will usually have the process to appeal the assessment posted on their website with important dates. 

As an example, which would be more appealing to you, a property producing say $250/mth cash flow with a 7% cap rate or one producing $200/mth with an 8% cap rate?

Each state has different requirements and will treat their own LLCs a little bit differently, which means some states are more appealing than others in regards to real estate investors.