I'm happy to share any local expertise about investing in the area and get you connected with good folks here.ChrisThank you Chris, definitely will connect.

It is easier for me because I have basically the opposite of ADHD, but putting everything on Google Calendar and blocking out what you want to do each week usually starts to work wonders if someone sticks to it.

Please note: I will definitely be self-managing, so please don’t suggest that I hire a local PM.

It is definitely a two or three gun area!!

I wonder if rent control laws will be easing anytime soon in this city - other than capping rent prices, I don't think they do anything to help improve the quality of rentals.

Forbidden is strong definitive word. 

I did not mean it to imply that I did not want to work or take the easy road but if the educators I look at are doing other things than what they teach, it has be wondering if going down that road is a waste of time since they are doing things other than what they say is all you need to do. 

I'm wondering, is this not a major problem for landlords if no further applicants are getting approved for vouchers?

@Mike Johnson you definitely have a different set of problems or potential problems depending upon where you are at.Brand new and acquiring your first rental you're going to manage:Everything can kind of be summed up as you don't know what you don't know.

I like the West Mobile area, its class A area, you can definitely find deals there, 3 bedroom with 2 bathroom for around 220k or so, you may have to wait a couple of years for positive cash flow but properties there increasing in values better than others.