Quote from @Kerry Noble Jr: I dont know how comfortable you are with investing long distance.....but with 350k......you could purchase in cash, long distance, and then refi into long term financingfor instance you could find a property in STL for 150K and under in cash.....with good cashflow.....and finance into long term financing.....but use the cash as leverage into better deals....just a thoughtThanks for the reply.

We'll be at a table close to the Barnes and Noble.

If you go this way, just make sure you are not providing funds for a prohibited party (you, your spouse, ancestors and lineal descendants, etc.)

I've worked for Barnes and Noble, Hearst, NBC/Universal, USA Networks, and Random House and have freelanced for many other bold-faced companies.I'd love to trade my skills, experience, contacts, creativity, and eagerness for a chance to mentor/partner with an experienced S/MFH investor.Though I eventually plan to move out of the area (not for at least a year), I will always have connections here and many friends.

   $207.87 new on Barnes & Noble. 

Don't set the plate form day one that you will "cave" to what the tenant wants/needs/demands... you will regret it.If the rent and deposit is to high from day one, there will be more financial "hardships" that will come up in the future than will result in late rent etc etc.... if she cant afford it now, she wont be able to afford it later...I assume you have some affinity for police officers.... noble profession..... great respect for them doing that job....but in my experience some of them can be complete a-holes and very hard to deal with....they think the badge gives them the ability to bully you into certain things...threats of legal action etc.You are running a business....if the tenant can't meet YOUR needs then move on to the next tenant.....

Quote from @Kerry Noble Jr: Quote from @Tristan Moylan: Hi and thank you for visiting my post, I will try to keep this short.

Quote from @Kerry Noble Jr: Indiana.......not Indy but surroundingI’m in Indiana and haven’t seen 2% in a Few years on properties I analyze.  1% has become a stretch. 

., a grandchild; (2) sibling, half sibling, or stepsibling; (3) parent or other direct ancestor, e.g., a grandparent, but not a foster parent; (4) stepparent; (5) niece or nephew; (6) child of half sibling; (7) uncle or aunt; or (8) child-in-law, parent-in-law, sibling-in-law.  

This one entails the larger social function with the notion you house your fellow human beings--quite a noble task.