Because the Property Class dictates the Class of the tenant pool that the property will attract.The Tenant Class greatly impacts rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.Both Property Class and Tenant Class will affect what type of contractors, handymen and property management companies you should target and be willing to deal with a property.The Property Class will also impact the maintenance & renovations you do to, “Maintain to the Neighborhood”.Why is that important?

Focus on smaller single-family rentals or duplexes as your first deals, easier to manage and less upfront capital than larger multifamily.You could also partner with local property managers in your target market, so you don’t have to handle day-to-day operations yourself.

Some lenders seem to be easing up while others have raised their minimum DSCR thresholds. Have you noticed approvals getting simpler, or are you finding more hoops to jump through lately?

It’s also much easier to manage properties here compared to the red tape and taxes you get in states like New Jersey.

Beyond the financial benefits, they value the reliability and stability of these investments, which makes it easier to continue expanding their portfolios over time.

After a few years, you'll have experience, relationships and EQUITY that you can leverage in to bigger deals that will come easier because you've already laid the foundation.

Hello Tye,You should try posting in Facebook Groups that target land investors or investing in GA.

Based on that income range, we target homes priced $350,000–$475,000.My approach was simple: identify where this tenant segment already lives and buy similar homes.

Does anyone in here know a good rental target for Saginaw? 

Lower risk and easier to sell.