Is there a reliable source to get this information from other than agents? 

If they are, I would pay them off first.I would invest in a different market(likely bigger market) where you can find reliable contractors or find a PM that will be able to manage the properties.

You can also find reliable, more than worthy, creative, legal and ethical basic as well as advanced real estate courses on line!

That's $400 cash flow per month, which is pretty good.Your first tenant moves in.

The number you feel would be enough to retire on will keep moving.

Everything checked out.They claimed that Estate Legal helps people through the probate process—especially those with a living will or those who’ve moved into a nursing home and need to sell their house.

I think working with an architect to build something really unique and custom is always the best move if you have the budget for it.

If one tenant moves out, the property remains cash-flow positive.

This would be our first full rehab and first time using creative financing so I want to make sure I'm underwriting it correctly before we make any moves!

I’d love to hear about the crime rates or any other issues (which we cannot guess from the online stats), and how easy or hard it is to find reliable tenants and property management companies.