The point is that your time is worth something, and don't give it away for free when you're making calculations to see if a deal is worthwhile. 

I would highly encourage you to find a RE Lawyer that will look at your current lease with the current tenant along with their "demands" as realistically, paying a RE lawyer a couple of hundred bucks is going be a worthwhile education, plus, may save you thousands on that weird agreement the tenant is "demanding" you sign.Being a landlord is very tough and I believe it to require STRONG LEADERSHIP skills.  

I also don't plan on excluding any area that could prove worthwhile.

Might be worthwhile just to check if you have a pre-payment penalty in your loan agreement.

@Doug M. is out of Everett, might be worthwhile to touch base with him as well.

Hard money, the lender is going to be lending mostly on the deal itself so it may be worthwhile to talk with the lender first to have an idea of what they are willing to fund but you won't know about the funds until you have an actual deal.

To receive worthwhile answers on rent vs. buy, you will need to change your criteria by saying "our rental budget is $1,500 and the $200k property we are looking at buying will later rent for $1,500 once we move out."

They are also a worthwhile organization to join.I personally know the organizers of the York, Lancaster, Berks and Lebanon clubs.

Does this investment seem worthwhile for the money I will be putting down?

When I see numbers like these I tend to wonder how the owners continue to make the investment worth while.