You can try to research to make sure the utilities are there for sewer, water, electric, etc. 

However, it is a must to utilize Facebook Marketplace for rentals in the Des Moines, IA market. 

., utilities, mortgage, etc.).

Did you know there could be grants available for you to utilize in your business or real estate project?

if your doing a senior project I would suspect your best and most cost effective landing solution is going to be a local community bank that loves real estate.. in my experience most will want 50% down on the dirt and a ton of experience and a really strong balance sheet.Myself I always pay cash for the dirt this makes finding a lending partner much easier.

Excited to utilize all the BP tools to analyze the market for new opportunities. 

I had no trouble filling my rooms and the house appreciated for $10K over purchase price, the tenants are paying utilities. 

At only -700k population, it has the lowest unemployment of any top 25 city, and those folks need homes.

I have been telling my sons to utilize that!

Toledo's Lucas County Metropolitan Housing Authority...LMHA which administers the Section 8 program seems to have had a difficult 2016 and 2017 doesn't seem much better.I've been renting to Section 8 for seven years now, I still have my original tenant in fact, and normally I find great satisfaction in renting to good tenants and working with the bureaucracy that comes with a government program...I had 10 properties rented section 8 at one point and have slowly prioritized standard rentals over the program and now am seeing blatant issues with their operations causing me to move away from considering their tenants.Delays in the program: We used to have 5 business day's delay for new-tenant vouchers to be reviewed and processed for inspection but have been going weeks before we hear anything.