I've seen a few in the $175-250k range, and below assessed values.

I know there's a wealth of information on this site but was hoping to get a more recent assessment of the Gwinnett County area and the opportunities as they are today (April 2013).Specifically, my partner and I are looking to buy a SFH and have determined the following criteria:- $125-$200K- Houses built on last 10 years or so- Areas that align with the good school districts (Suwanee, Buford, Lawrenceville, etc)- Looking for a long-term buy and hold strategyI know there's big debates around cash flow vs. appreciation, but for purposes of what I'm trying to do, I'm thinking long-term appreciation in areas that I believe will continue to have high demand due to school districts.

What other information might be needed to assess it?

Step back and assess where you think you want to be in REI and what you know so far.

If your property taxes are 6.0%, not knowing 6.0% of what baseline you mean, I would say either your math is not good or you really need to go ask for a new assessment of your home.

but, I would have to honestly assess my skills and whether it would work for us.

I also know that a property's annual tax obligation can change drastically when it is transferred from one unrelated party to another (and then varies slightly from year to year with the property's assessed value).In my experience, most of my annual tax bills have fallen within 1% - 2% of the property's current market value (and with non-homestead rental properties, the cost is up to 3% - 4%).

Special assessments can be pretty high.

I'll stay with my assessment, rare, may not be impossible.

A 20k limit would be a 10k assessment and a 3% payment would be $300 to be applied, a 30k income only gets budged 1%, a 100k income won't register.