Next step is to start a conversation to see if they are interested in selling, or even willing to entertain the idea. 

Having an agent that specializes in one area is great if you are really set on being in that area and nowhere else but if you are open to multiple areas, you definitely want someone that can explain to you what goes on in those areas, what the rents are like, what kind of entertainment there is out there, what's the public transportation like, etc.

Purchase price: $463,049 Cash invested: $172,424 The sprawling, 1,881 square foot open layout and tall ceilings of this ranch style home allow for proper entertaining.

For one, if she was going to buy it herself she would/should have entered the listing and immediately marked it as accepted offer or something --- assuming the sellers accepted her offer and didn't want to entertain others. 

Type of neighborhood, access to highways & shopping/entertainment, all the utilities that will be included (even if they seem like little things) and any services you might offer as the landlord (Snow & lawn maintenance provided, 'FREE Heat', etc).

After a couple of weeks of entertaining buyers, I was brought a local business owner from my broker.

3) With limited parking, is it worth entertaining the idea of just killing the garage?

That said, whether my wife would be okay entertaining that possibility or not?

It's very entertaining reading through your responses lol.

Cheap insurance, no weather problems, younger properties, cheap flights, lots of entertainment/dining options, low property tax and of course no income tax.