I originally ruled against Lynn because I've heard it can be rough (although I haven't spent any time there at all - shame on me). 

Plan is to renovate unit by unit, shuffle tenants or find new, and have a 3 year hold.I am a mid 20's recent college grad with a masters in real estate development, spent 2 years at CBRE, and now work for a commercial GC.

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Fast forward to 2018.Background ContextAt the time I had bought a property in a favela in Brazil, I had never even been to BrazilI was visiting Rio de Janeiro for the annual Carnaval celebration in 2018 and bought on a whimI had no experience with properties in a Class C or D in the USA, and not abroadI knew very little about investing in Brazil and didn't begin to research until I arrivedWithin 2-weeks I had spent about $400 with a local attorney to expedite and acquire the necessary tax registration number (CPF) to buy propertyFavelas are appreciating faster than luxury property in Rio de Janeiro, rent is inflating relatively fast for all property types.

The website is really geared toward buying properties and looks like the boxed site that traveling seminars sell.  

I have spent the last 6 months analyzing properties.

While some of these may not apply to you, but they will give you an idea to think outside the box and potentially come up with other options. 

And on a ministry salary—one that you are fundraising at that—you have to think outside the box a bit.IN THE BEGINNING:When we first moved to the city, we rented a 2-bedroom in Arlington for $2,400 a month.

I havnt spent much time at B and Tioga other than visiting the SPCA a few time so Im no expert up there. 

I've spent the past couple of months researching this topic and came up with the same conclusion as Mike S.