How to I gauge the strength of a rental market? 

The statute I am referring to is according to the state regulations.

Finding trustworthy & decent people to deal with and relate to is the key.

I have enough wiggle room to where if I have to I can turn the property over to a manager and still be in the black, but for now I'll try it myself to see if I can manage it.

To answer your second question you could definitely purchase the building as an owner occupant, although if the seller doesn't want to sell to you they don't have to. I

Recently completed an 11 month rehab of a SFH that we decided to move in to, I plan to post the details of that deal soon.Looking to connect with local members!

You can technically work with a realtor to find a retail buyer to wholesale to (I was working on a deal like that last month).

If they want more than that, they you way want to walk away.You do want to look for two things, either cash flow (will the property rent for more than PITI + expenses including maintenence)or you want to get a bunch of equityor both equity and cash flowYou can make money in any of the above casesMAO only applies if you need to do repairs to rent it   Most of the property that you will look at subject-to is lived in my the owner or was recently lived in.

I asked her if she'd like to meet me today to get the check and she wanted to.  I

. - what areas of the state, specifically, are you referring to? I