As a landlord, finding reliable, rent paying people is your number one priority. Retired and section 8 are good bets as they are backed by the govt.

Appreciation is a future event that no one can be sure of the outcome. Ask yourself if you don’t mind being a landlord for at least 5 years?

You may want to run some ads and see how the response unfolds. This may give you some insight in real-time.