I had to make sure we all understood that we wear different hats and I had a landlord hat to wear.

If after looking at vacancy rates and some PM, and talking to a couple of realtors who specialize in rentals, you still can't pick one market, put the names in a hat.

putting on the creative investor hat now you CAN do a lease option to accomplish the same thing though no?  

But hats off to the listing agent for trying to get as much money as they can for their client.

Note, I love renters with pets because they stay longer, typically clean up more often because of the fur, and are willing to pay a premium for their fur babies.Pet Rent:  Pet rent is the best way to go. 

This is where you have to get your investigation hat on and really dig in. 

Tiffany showed up to eviction court today in a Rasta hat and multicolored crocs.

What they care about is selling their property and not getting taken advantage of.By your own admission, you offered him 65% of the current market value - and you think it needs $60K in renovation without even setting foot inside.If someone made that offer on my home, I'd tell him to walk west till his hat floats.

I wear multiple hats in my world. 

Put on an investor hat and consider rentals that perhaps you would not live in but you or a property manager would collect rent and have a much better return n you newly increase investment capital pot!