I agree that places like Boston, New York, LA and San Fran are ridiculously expensive, but that doesn´t mean you can´t drive for 60 minutes and find a town with dramatically different prices.

I think your plan of mailings and advertising will boost you in the right direction.

If you keep looking, chances are you will find homes that check off more boxes that tenants are looking for, increasing your net income.In my area, views and convenience are big factors, boosting the rent tenants are willing to pay.

A course like Michael's or another pro will cut your learning curve dramatically, and will put you in touch with other students who want to network and learn.Gino

But there are enough kernels I am going to try and track down what the process is.http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/050814/use-paying-rent-boost-your-credit-score.asp

Each market has micro markets within them.  2 miles away, in the same zip, they could be dramatically different.  

But allowing more workers to split between home and office will totally boost morale. 

@cindy Truong   for your questions: MNR vicinity is good but all of Poughkeepsie is getting a boost right now so there’s opportunity all over (don’t get me wrong though, there are still some really bad areas you should steer clear of).  

People seem to think there is a crime boost in Baytown right now, people complaining on social media but I spoke to an officer last week and he said it's always the same, just some stories get more attention.

Dramatically extend the CARES Act’s eviction moratorium to apply to virtually all single family and multifamily rental housing and suspend the collection of fees and halt eviction cases due to nonpayment of rent for 12 months from the date of enactment.