As you begin you REI journey here is a piece of advicecheck out this website for a great over view of a city https://www.areavibes.com/This website gives you a total livability score and you can see things like crime rate, housing, walking score and more.Best of luck!

Feel free to reach out to me or send me an email I can walk you through the basics and go over what is required and what to avoid.

but if you say "can you walk 10 properties for me"... the answer is going to be no. 

The home is in a B class neighborhood, in a good school district, and walking distance to parks.

The purchase to cash flow ratio is much higher than majority of the states in the US but again not the only states.If you need any help or want to talk more REI feel free to reach out I have done a ton of business in both states and can walk you through pretty much anything.

All pets must be on a leash and walked off property .

Are they really willing to sell and walk away with zero dollars up front?

If you don't get access to the property before closing it can be tricky but if there are recent photos online or you can walk through before and take your own then it is much easier.

If things go south, how would you both be able to walk away?

Money talks and BS walks.