In summary, I am looking for insights into the Charleston SC submarkets so I can narrow my search and ultimately find a buy-and-hold property that will generate positive (~$100 per door) cash flow in a "booming" market.

It is narrow with no yellow lines, but about 2800 cars a day on average. 

Hello All -I am at a crossroads and wanted to get your opinions…My situation: I graduated 3 years ago with $65,000 in student loan debt and have since narrowed that down to $35,000.

Then narrow this down to one neighborhood.

When I started:4. money1. properties3. sellers5. guts 2. buyersNow, properties -- my criteria is getting narrower all the time.

Mind you I'm in the Los Angeles market so it would be different than some other areas.When hunting the NOT listings for upcoming sales hoping to find a door I can knock on, I would like to narrow down the number of doors that are to be knocked.

Once you have narrowed your list call a few agents in the area to get the real scoop.Google for any info you want to know about an area.

An amicable settlement (cash for keys) is the best, but again, there is no guarantee they will accept unless you up the amount to the point that it doesn't make any sense to do the deal.Bottom line is that you REALLY have to buy these deals at a deep enough discount to factor in such variables which is getting harder and harder to do in our market where the competition has tripled and the spreads have narrowed.

(you should have the value narrowed # closer than the wide range noted here)$170k x 70% = $119know deduct out points and other related costs ~est. $7,140 (6%) also $50k in repairsLeaves you with $61,860 towards the sales price.So your $18,000 from a $80,000 purchase and $8,000 from $70,000.

An idealized 100-unit in an idealized area within a narrow price range, you could probably use 50-55% of gross rents allocated to long term expenses.