totally state and market specific.. only take advice from those that are experts in the market you want to give this a try.. keep in mind though there is a huge good ole boy network in any major city that will be light years ahead of you.. they will have tons of cash they will know values they are very tough nut to crack or break into.for me the easiest market I have seen to enter foreclosures is OHIO..

So, if you fail to apply the correct assumptions to a property, your expectations won’t be met and it may even be a financial disaster.We use the following to rank Property Classes, in order of importance:Property Tenant Pool: closely linked to location, but not always.Property Location: closely linked to tenant pool, but not always.Property Condition & Amenities: it’s important to, “Maintain to the Neighborhood.”Key metrics for each Property Class:Class A Properties:Tenant Pool: Majority of FICO scores 680+, no convictions/evictions in last 7 years.

I’ve been full time in real estate for 46 years.There’s always the possibility that there’s mentorship programs out there that deal with”differently” than the overwhelming majority do.  

We are still getting the majority of the bookings 6-12 months in advance.

Any major metro (especially Dallas) will have a lot of demand. 95% of my bookings have not been medical professionals so as long as you're in a good location, know your target demographic, marketing on each channel (Airbnb, VRBO, FF, FB) you'll get booked.

Also, some jurisdictions reassess on sale, others don’t unless major improvements are done so you'd want to check with your county's tax assessor’s office before making moves.Lastly, keep in mind the legal and loan implications of transferring to an LLC  especially if there’s a mortgage involved due-on-sale clause risk.Hope this helps, anyone else here tried this strategy or challenged their tax assessment?

Petersburg, FLGreat question, Madison—sounds like you’re doing a lot right already.I’ve run into the same issue where listings can get buried in the noise once they hit the major syndication platforms.

Quote from @Gustavo Delgado: Educating tenants on the home is major!

My thought is that with the amount of money I have saved and the amount of money that I am recieving each month on the stipend, it would be stupid for me to pay monthly rent when I could just buy and have plenty of money saved for an emergency fund in case of major expenses.Any thoughts?

Following a major rehab I did for a rental, I got a new property assessed value from the county which is double from last year's and is even higher than what I got from the appraisal done on the property when I did a refi (by about 15K, not that much) What's the best way to approach this?