How Important are local schools to you?

[Adam Scheetz]

How important are the local Elementary, Middle, and High Schools to you when you're looking at Buy & Hold / Flip properties?

I occasionally find a nice community with a quaint neighborhood that appears to be a good location. The Crime is low. The rents are competitive. The price-to-rent ratio is good. It's a place I could live. By all metrics, it seems like an area worth looking into. But then I research the schools. 2/10, 3/10, or No Data is what I have to work with. 

How important the local schools to you?

My marks are 3/2+ , 1200 sq.ft +, in Class C neighborhoods or better.  You'd think better schools would appeal to small families, right?

What do you think? 

[Jeff Morelock]

Buyers are still asking about schools, but not quite as much as they used to.