Most attorneys I know have the ability to do videoconferencing (because we can use it to avoid going to court sometimes).I think a great place to start is by contacting the local bar organization of the county you're in and asking for the real estate section. 

@Randy Dargan click on the "forums" word at the top of the webpage, then choose "browse forums" at the top of the next page (it will be in the 2nd, lower tool bar towards the top), then choose "local real estate forums" and choose "Ohio".  

But know that the shorter the hold period, the higher the bar will be to demonstrate your intent if you're ever questioned.  

We sold our last home over a beer in a bar, TRUE STORY!

It looked good on paper because its near a hannaford, cvs, a little shopping center and Billys sports bar.

Purchase price: $156,000 Cash invested: $11,500 Some paint and drywall work, retile kitchen floor, granite countertops, remove upper cabinets from kitchen bar What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

It’s hard to do much with a rule of thumb like the 2% rule without setting bars that you are aiming to reach.

If you are asking whether rents will increase relative to home values then, barring a MAJOR correction, I don't expect that anytime soon. 

Or invest it in Real Estate.You could buy a bar (or some other business) with that money and let him run it (with your oversight) learning how to actually make money (vs being a wage slave), then after a few years turn it over to him (once he matures and only once he has some skin ($$$) in the game along with you).Just my 2 cents.

Need to do a more detailed analysis here but I would expect relatively low cap-ex in the next 10 years.Home is in a good area (on a quiet street but still walkable to restaurants/bars/parks, schools are average to above average)Expected rent would be about $1500/m based on quick analysis of current listingsOur new location we're moving to will be about 10-15 mins awayI would like to manage this property myself but budget for property mgmt anywayIf I get into this and HATE being a landlord, or decide owning rentals isn't right for me, I have 2 years to figure that out and at that time could still sell the home and not pay any LTCG tax on the proceedsShort term goal: Since my personal situation will inhibit my time and ability to pursue scaling a rental property business in the short term (say 5-10 years), the goal of renting this property out will be to pay it off as quickly as possible and let it sit there providing good monthly cash flow, or possibly refi to lower monthly payment and increase cash flow if the payoff timetable isn't short enough.Long term goal: I would tentatively like to scale into owning maybe 10 or so rental properties at my time of retirement (say 20 years from now) to provide good cash flow in early retirement, and to keep me busy.