I'm up in southern Butler county.  

We buy a lot of sheriffs sale properties in Beaver, Butler and Allegheny county

@Camerron Cheatham Landlording on Autopilot by Mike Butler - super helpful.

@Stan Butler Stan do you mean you charge approximately $100 less than rent for security deposit, rather than say $100 more?  

Mike Butler is the man.

One of the great things about being an out of market investor is if the numbers work they work.That being said, if you have an attractive package of doubles in Broadripple, Butler/Tarkington, Irvington, or Meridian Kessler it should move fairly quick.Outside of the 465 loop you'll find many of the newer "vinyl villages" that still have lots of HUD,REO, Foreclosure and prices are still unstable.

Quote from @Daren H.: @Jerryll Noorden wow, that was a lot to digest but very interesting I must say.

Like Butler or Beaver county, I have been able to find some good deals when i comes to cash flow out there. 

Quote from @Daren H.: I would imagine your realtor can provide you with an extension form which probably is just a few pages that detail what is changing (rent, term, etc.).

I would focus more on your screening process than - take a look at Mike Butler's Landlording on Autopilot.