Find out what is available, what the costs, rents and expenses are, and take that information and bounce it off the data you have, obviously someone working at the McDonald's, will be living in a different apartment as a producer, you have to see what you will find.Generalities will kill you in this business.

The condition that the units are in will not attract quality tenants, or the folks that I want in my properties. 

If you are at market price, then that's not as attractive to them.  

If you are looking for a particular amount of rental income, you'd want to look at comparable properties in a particular location.Example: If you want $2000 a month in rental income, get on Zillow (or the MLS if you have access) and search in particular areas that produce that amount.

I am personally attracted to Dakota county and Washington County.

Have any experienced investors figured out what type of cost-efficient kitchen cabinets work best in a flip in terms of attracting buyers?

hi my name is victor i have been interested in real estate investing for a while now and me and my wife are currently looking for our first personal home. we are thinking about making this home kind of a long term flip. we want to buy a home in a location where most people around here want to live renovate it in a way that would attract most home buyers in our area  i would like some advice on : how to analyze our current market to find out where people generally want to live what houses are people generally looking for what renovations get the best return on capital 

I will be following this thread as I agree this area is ripe for redevelopment and close enough to TCU and future TRE train stop to make it attractive to serveral type renters / buyers.

Owner occupant can be very low down payment and a slightly more attractive interest rate.Of course, I'm prejudice towards Arizona!

In reality her $4450 rent is probably producing $5000-$6000/ month negative cash flow.