So the rent pool was mostly  terrible.      

My question is, does it make sense to put up a pool cage over the pool? 

My question is am I limiting my rental pool too much by not having a bathtub?

First time in the pool here.

However according to the US Census Bureau in the City of Mishawaka, the owner to tenant ratio is approximately 50/50 here http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/1...To also break down the numbers in one line, from the Census Bureau link, the City of Mishawaka has a population of 48,261, a total of 24,088 housing units (as of the year 2010) of which roughly 12,044 are rentals with a median gross rent of $714.00.So in summary, in my opinion, this is a strong rental area with stable economic fundamentals to sustain the tenant pool.

One idea is to partner with another investor to pool your resources.

Buy and hold investor here from Orange County CA looking to BRRR out of state in Indianapolis.People in sunny CA start to complain when the thermostat hits the high 50s.  

And we have found water leaks and unauthorized swimming pools doing it this way too.

hello my california sunny aka state fellow investor, Latoya, i agree with both of the above BP insightful members, take advantage of all the educational resources that you are interested in here as well, and be sure to check out some of the webinars there are really cool concept of joining a live group of like-minded all networking ideas and personal experiences.......keep posting but most of all keep sharing good luck in your new quest

BUT, I am in Des Moines, there is a huge pool of potential renters.