While my insurance charges are relatively low each year given this is a condo, I learned to better assess who is behind budget planning at the HOA level for all of the units for roof, cleaning costs, basement improvements (shared by all units), given this was run well by one individual.

If you have a real estate attorney you use regularly, they normally will do it for a low price as well.

 @Nathan Gesner Funny you should say that as that is what we did yesterday ..we actually lowered it to $1685 and it looks like we have a renter  hopefully  ( fingers crossed ).Income verified , credit score etc It’s a bit low for me but we can get the mortgage paid, the heloc payments and the roof payments and still put some cash flow in  reserves each month as we will pencil out a bit.

If you get properties that are within walking distance to fun things like: bars, football stadiums or basketball stadiums, then they will always be in high demand and very low likelihood of vacancy. 

I was double that and so was Holt homes.. some of the one off builders were still at 2% or 2.5%  and it varied with how hot the market was the commish was moving all over the place.. the transaction I am talking about the broker had their client low ball us and ask for about 200k in upgrades PLUS double our normal commish rate..

While this number is overall very low as it pencils out to only about a 4% return per year, I found it interesting that my dividends were twice what the appreciation was considering this was supposedly a growth fund and not a dividend fund like their heartland REIT. 

That said, a good place to start for many investors is with Lowes/Home Depot credit cards.

Which I know is low but am looking for long/mid term equity too.

Priced too high, rehab estimates too low, and they don't factor in the cost of selling (commissions and closing costs). 

If you hold the investment for a specific period, you may even eliminate the taxes altogether.Economic Growth:Investing in low-income areas undergoing gentrification can yield excellent returns.