@Karen Margrave Im still interested in coming to the meetups that you were organizing.

Some thoughts to consider:If you sell now, you are unlikely to pay capital gains taxes as your first 250k (500k if married and filling jointly) aren't reported.Doing your first rental remotely is undesirable without 1.)

The patent on the 30 year with taxes and insurance was 3900 or so.   

If the taxes are killing your cash flow, you'll need to either negotiate a lower purchase price to offset the tax burden or budget for some property improvements that could increase rental income and help balance things out.

At best, you will add another income stream to your portfolio.then your looking for someone like me.. 

One thing to think about are the tax implications of being a Canadian paying US taxes.

It's an estimated cash on cash return given current rental rates subtract expenses assuming 7% interest rate, 10% management fee, 5% repairs, 5% capex and other expenses like mortgage, insurance, tax. it's a estimate to tell you what properties to analyze vs ignoreyou can see the are pockets of negative returns as well as pockets of positive return. this is to supplement the data @Devin Conley provided

Rents have been pretty close to what the housing authorities advertise, sometimes even a bit higher.Fort Wayne’s a solid spot with low taxes and good cash flow—definitely worth looking into.

If this were a Real Estate secured note,  a note broker or flipper might offer you up to about 65% of the remaining balance whereas an investor who is building passive income streams week offer up to about 90%. 

Taxes are the $100, so about $290 a month expenses. $110 a month in cashflow.