Hey Axel, Would love to give my two cents if it would be helpful at all.Peoria, IL - Probably the healthiest market of the three with a lot of middle-income rental rates available and opportunities for good cash flow.

Just wondering how many folks would really use this that are like I said not really educated on how title and escrow works and I find East coast folks to be highly reliant on closing attornies and have very little knowledge of title and escrow functions..

Seems like the best way to avoid added fees, points and middle men though.

All that said, we just met them in the middle and gave them the credit because we wanted it to be over.

My ideal location is in the middle so I'm away from severe flood risk, but still 15-20 mins tops to downtown or the beach.  

Your property management rate should be higher—there aren’t many options in the Metro East, and the good ones tend to be expensive.You mentioned that he’s already okay with you removing the tenant or adjusting rent if needed.

I was in the middle of connecting with folks that biggerpockets found I was also friends with on Facebook.

Most of those old houses with the upstairs ceiling rooms are just about 7 ft in the middle of the room but they go down to as low as 3 ft.

Aside from this: I would become a middle woman! 

One golden rule I follow,if it takes a long time to fix/replace when it breaks, don't buy a cheap one.Imagine, this thing breaks in the middle of your peak season and the people who can come out to rebuild are 2 weeks out....It takes at least a day or two to build something like this even if you are super skilled.