Nobody gets rich by trucking, but it's a respectable living that can support a family.

(again, many BP posters are investing in the midwest for 2% rent/purchase.)If your total expenses are $1023 per month (not counting the mortgage), then NOI is $1176 and that calculates (as you say) at 6.96% and 4.97% , respectively, for $203k and $284k purchases.

It is good to know that you respect your elders (ha).

Keep in mind that I have no personal experience in this domain, and I treat electrical and plumbing with great respect. 

This will cause them to respect you less.

@Antoine Martel @Steven Aviram @Federico Gutierrez @Nicole Heasley  @Katie HaneyTo whoever mentioned stay out of the suburbs... while I completely respect your opinion, I believe you are more referring to *mostly* Cleveland Heights & Shaker Heights..

Any information on Dallas, or any input from investors from Dallas whether you are an out of state investor or live in the Dallas area would be appreciated, I would love to start a thread regarding this topic in the BP community.Namely, I am struggling to gather what I can confidently claim as reputable data on property management companies, and every real estate agent I call understandably pitches me on the influx of quality tenants in their respective area emphasizes the beauty of Dallas and their listed properties.

I actually really respect the creativity in this thread.  

To me they are my customers and deserve my respect and attention That is until they stop paying.  

The vast majority have a very high scenes of entitlement having lived their life off of free handouts and for that reason have zero respect for others.As a landlord the level of resentment your tenants will have for you will counter any training you attempt to achieve.C class tenants are like cats, virtually impossible to train, and must be constantly monitored as you would a child.