I spent 2022/2023 purchasing single family homes in my preferred investment corridor within 43612/43613 zipcodes. $80k will net you $1200/mo.That said I am of the opinion that rent rates (up significantly since Covid) are plateauing, I don't expect to see them climb significantly higher.Regardless, factor my position of being a cash-in-hand personality who doesn't much care if the hype is telling us to buy-buy-buy or run for the hills.

@V.G Jason I wouldn't let the DD prevent a purchase. 

What would be a reason to use hard money for a purchase when you know the property would not appraise enough to pull all your investment out

I'm a buyer looking to potentially purchase cheaper rental properties in rougher neighborhoods.What are some good crime maps to use to make sure I'm not buying a property within a warzone or violent crimes area?

When it was purchased in 1995, it was raw land.  

Purchasing a fix and flip from a seller that had prior issues with GC and is concerned that GC may file a mechanic's lien on the property even after the property is sold to me.

Also, from any lenders out there...are the same number of points available for purchase as with a standard residential mortgage?

We purchased a hoarder house and gut renovated it, converting the downstairs space into an ADU.

Due to the economic development trends and business friendly policies within NC we here in Raleigh are set up for better probability of success than most markets in the country. 

I buy regularly but have not purchased since Dec 2021 due to the numbers not meeting my but criteria.