It can be valuable in Elwood as prices are lower and properties hit 1% rule generally speaking.

There's smaller down payments and hopefully the numbers can make some sense that way and it's a more accessible entry point!

Congrats on stepping into this role, sounds like you’re approaching it with the right mindset.One thing that helped me early on was getting hyper-local.

This is in a single family house I renovated in 2016 and turned into a rental. 

That said, a 5% down house hack can take you much farther and give you access to better real estate in stronger locations.Feel free to reach out anytime if you’d like to connect!

I'm looking to 1031 into a DST later this year.

I'm looking for a place with a strong community vibe, a progressive atmosphere, diverse population (especially 25-35 crowd), and access to tech/startup meetups and co-working spaces.My key challenges/questions for this community:Budget & Pet-Friendly: Finding 1BRs under $1000 that are genuinely pet-friendly (dog, no breed restrictions ideally) is tough.

The pricing is outdated, but it will give you a general understanding of how to estimate the major repair categories.Otherwise, this question get's asked ALOT, so I have created boilerplate list of the process of how you can learn to estimate costs.

You can literally find answers to all of your questions within the confines of this site.

my story of the GFC and I assume this was a situation caused by the meltdown of FLA real estate in 08 to 2011.. same thing is happening in parts of FLA today.