Also we are going to scout the towns that are at least 20min away from Disney and the other attractions.

@Michele Fischer The great thing that attracts me to complexes of 5+ units is that the qualification to purchase is based on the cash flow of the property, not the cash flow of the individual (income).

Amsterdam I heard is either not an attractive investment or a crap shoot on which "war zone" will get cleaned up in the near future.

Eventually I'll branch into other strategies but am attracted to the buy and hold strategy.

Make it nice and you will attract tenants who want to live there and have choices of where to live. 

So the BRRR there isn't AS attractive to me.It's hard for me to imagine a market with a good employment base not at least keeping pace with inflation.  

You will not attract the best tenants.I turn away a lot of renters who contact me explain how they have the best pet, so I agree, it makes it more difficult.

@Joshua Rosenwald There are a ton of attractive markets all over the country.

Given its a small town, maybe the town as a whole could look at growth opportunities to attract visitors.  

With the housing meltdown, the property value is down and so I cannot even sell without taking a hit, plus renting has become harder and there is a lot of pressure to reduce rent etc...So this strategy will enable me to have more flexibility on being competitive on the rent i charge which I reduce to attract stronger tenants, without taking a loss on my monthly rent cashflow...I was looking at all the options given my circumstances etc...Please advice as I am new to all this...What do others do in my scenario...thanks