@Joel OhYou REALLY need to find a new pool guy.

As Josh mentioned, it's important to find your right fit, I wouldn't focus solely on price especially if you're looking to be very hands off and you're looking for quality. 

How do you find one that hasn't started equity growth and now stagnated? 

@Tove Fox hope you find this copy & paste useful:)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Look on Facebook as well for local investment pages, you will find a lot of local investors that you can meet with. 

Then reality hits and you find yourself in over your head.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

Huntsville is a challenging market given the price points but I've had clients find good success in the suburbs. 

If I could find a way to make it work I think it would be a good deal.