I learned everything I could about my narrow focus above before learning a new one.   

You could have a rich area going through three zip codes, surrounded by a band of poor areas.The one thing appraisers don't have is a specific mathematical way to determine zone.

So far I’ve narrowed it down to two options; Turn Key rental properties and crowd funded real estate.1.Turn Key - I’ve heard great things Memphis invest and have a called scheduled to get more info and start looking at their offerings.

However, I believe the window of opportunity may be narrow due to future uncertainty of the viability of the program and changing political influences in the coming years.

Both websites will have filters that you can use to narrow down your search.  

But (again) that narrows your rental population even further.Now you need someone who will rent (but not buy) a mansion who also can afford a boat that's nice enough where they need/want (can pay a premium) to keep it garaged.Others have already hit on the challenges with "running a business" vs. buying real estate...

Best to just rip the band-aide off and move on.

Unfortunately they forgot that they just removed their qualifying income from the equation, so they just narrowed or eliminated their financing options.

I know better than to get emotionally involved and thank you for keeping me on the straight and narrow.

Possibly narrow that down in some way)Lagniappe: I saw a post about a student who got her first deal with a marketing flyer at a discount grocery store. :-) https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/477...2) Here's a basic list of questions you can ask a seller: Why do they want to sell?