I have a game plan but I would really like running it by someone alittle smarter than me just to see if it is realistic or if someone tried doing this and had some tips.

I am now trying to figure out some realistic expectations of ROI.

I'm trying to find a good deal without forcing one - meanwhile, balancing the temptation of big spreadsheet returns on properties that might be realistically more headaches than they are worth.

$87 per sq. ft. is realistic in Atl. for rent-grade finishes.

Also interested in what realistic options there are for acquiring properties with little money, being as young as I am upfront costs are my biggest setback.

The owner at that point was just tired and ready to make a realistic deal.  

The only thing about a crashed market is that it may make it more likely to find such a deal, so in actuality it may very well take until that happens for a newbie to find one, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't look for a great deal because that hasn't happened yet, and it doesn't mean that you shouldn't invest if you find one of those before a crash happens, it just means that you should NOT buy anything at any time that is NOT a great deal, or buy anything (great deal or not) that you can't realistically afford to hold through a downturn under some reasonably bad analysis stress tests.

Just trying to set realistic expectations.

I'd get a corrected disposition done and make it realistic and send out an amended form to the tenant..

He's in class C himself.Eve, how realistic is your $2k repairs budget?