I recommend looking into areas near economic bases - close to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State Campus, New Albany, etc.

In other cases where applicants are married with children 3X may not be enough and you will need to bump up the income amount to protect yourself.For a SFH I would not accept any applicant with a credit score below 650 regardless of the actual circumstances of their credit history.

Thankfully, we do not plan on having children for at least 4 years. 

(Actually it's $3000 per single family home) Let me first give you my story.I have been a long time reader of Bigger Pockets and figured it's time to share my story and maybe motivate some to take that first step.First I'm the youngest of eight children.

@Tiffani Crenshaw my son whose starting kindergarten this year attended Loch Haven Children's Academy.

I'm acquiring rentals to help offset my income so I can eventually walk away completely or at least first change jobs to work less hours and spend more time with family, even if it pays less then the rental income will help there, but continue building my portfolio so I can in the near future retire completely from a w-2 job to enjoy life experiences with my children before they are all grown and out of the house.

At this point I don’t think it is safe for her and her  three small children to remain there if he can so easily access them.  

Parents with school aged children often want their kids attending a school within the Elk Grove Unified School District which is located very close to some neighborhoods in South Sac sometimes even across or down the street although their physical address may still show Sacramento, 95823/28 instead of Elk Grove, 95624/etc.Feel free to send a message if you have any questions!

Most people with little kids want to be on the same floor as their children.

I am the president of Arania LLC a remodeling construction company started in 2017.I'm 59, husband of 29 years, father of 5 amazing children.