Those come strictly from personal conversations.

Then evaluate those markets to see if they fit all of the other characteristics, narrowing down to zip codes (this is where Census. gov helps) and then do your searches for properties that fit what you seek.Last words: I have learned that in real estate bigger is better.

Right now, lending practices have become pretty strict, and depending on how to cookie crumbles over the next few months to next year, they may become even harder.

@Jay Gill Even the Lenders gotten more strict but think that’ll ease down after awhile.

Your employer is abusing the tax code.

Go on Facebook and look up Boyland Code Law firm.

It's literally the cheat code to personal finance in my opinion.

We looked at several properties recently (practicing strict social distancing protocols of course, now that showings are once again considered an essential activity here) and the wife has got me thinking because she says farmhouse chic and rustic industrial themes have been done to death recently and are already “so passé, like peaked in 2016”.

I understand default, but that's different from something being hard coded in the software.  

(It took two weeks to find a May 1st tennant.)If your state is landlord friendly I’d got strictly year plus.