In the SE used have dried up anyway.  

There are many markets in the SE US that will be good for a SFH investment.

I'm finding it a bit hard to gain a concise understanding of what the process is and how I should go about doing this; a cheat sheet per se. Using

I was raised in the deep SE US so am aware of both the humidity and home prices.

For some reason it looks like your reply comments deleted, because I read them earlier but now they're gone.If I interpreted your theme correctly, it's essentially a waste of time to pursue most C class mid size apartment complexes in the flyover states and SE US.  

Talk to your bank, maybe they will do a se used loan for a few hundred/thousand dollars.Go buy a cheap car on payments and make them on time.No way you have a million dollars and don't know this basic info.

I have a guy I would like to use for a few projects on my current rehab...he cut the grass the other day and wants to tear down a screen porch...I can se using him for quite a few things going forward because he does good work.

This isn't a coincidence as that is the exact same time that the national debt began to spike upwards.  30Yr interest rates:  https://fred.stlouisfed.org/se...US Debt to GDP ratio:  https://fred.stlouisfed.org/se...The entire financial system is interconnected, stocks, bonds, interest rates, whatever. 

It doesn't matter, if you can put together a deal that works for both sides you can call yourself doctor Seus.2.

If you're a Grant Cardone fan he detailed a bit in his show about purchasing a total of 2 or 3 apt complexes in SE US that totaled over $100m for the total purchase price in one transaction.