Investing in top performing school districts

[Vijay Sid]

I live in Atlanta area, here we have pockets of areas (East Cobb County, Forsyth County etc) where all the public schools are top ranked ones (Elementary, Middle and High School - 9+ Rating). I was looking for single family homes where I could get 1% rent. However there are none or  hard to get. The available homes with a minimum price range of 300K (Require some renovation). In summary this market is way saturated.

Having said that, I heard there are markets out there which meet both the criteria of good schools and great neighborhoods or locations and still meet the criteria of 1% (Close to). Does anybody in biggerpockets community have any experience investing in these areas? if so, what kind of locations or areas I should be looking. I am thinking of these areas where the market is slowly moving from B+ to A+ or growing areas where millennials are moving.

Can you post some success stories or provide recommendations which could be beneficial for beginners likes me. Thanks.