However, I have been extremely interested in real estate investing over the past month or so.

Pricing, usually when builder finishes a house, especially towards the end of closing out a community, their motivation to sell is extremely high because they have to maintain the staff there until they sold the last house in the community.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.

Which is sad especially since you are extremely active on the forums.

While my research is extremely limited (and entirely based on what I see - which is arguably an investors best tool), I did want to ask what others here have noticed in their major cities. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

It is my #2 is not allowed but I defer to the experts @Dave Foster or @Bill Exeter. 

So you’re stuck with a problem. if you have a good real estate agent that wants to help you, that person will request proof of payment ie bank records showing the tenants pay regularly … but I’m no expert. 

As a GC myself I would be extremely leery of working with someone who suggested those approaches to you.

Here's my research:- I have been exploring Ohio and Texas, but the property taxes are extremely high and there will hardly be any cash flow.