I would focus on established markets that are still showing growth and have more than just one draw.Taking my main market of Tampa Metro as an example - There is more than just beaches, you also have MLB/NHL/NFL + Spring break and MLB Spring training, aquariums, golf, casino, new downtown development, and a lot of business travel.You want to avoid markets with just one draw, as if something happens to that draw, you will be hurting for who knows how long.

From moving the refrigerator back-and-forth, they kicked the line which caused a break. 

I have had properties starting with great returns, that I would've happily gotten rid-of at break-even a few years later, if I could.

I'd also like to share some of the extra informative women on BP that I've been following over the years, in case you find them as helpful in the future as I have:@Brie Schmidthas been inspiring to me, as another young investor breaking free with RE to travel and enjoy life :)  @Elizabeth Colegroveis a super sharp landlord with a BP blog I got to see again in person recently :) @Marcia Maynardwas nice enough to come out to speak at my Summit in SF as a great landlord (and person) and one of the prolific female landlord contributors to BP.

Hi BP, my name is Justin! I'm a construction cost estimator building my real estate network, and want to offer my experience to the BP forums.I've spent 3 years in residential estimating and 5 years in commercial esti...

Based on what I've seen I wouldn't hesitate to pick-up his materials the prices were good last I checked.I like Mark Norick's site because it breaks down how to work with each state FOR FREE and whether or not it's worth your time.I did however learn alot from the course.

Without considering insurance, taxes, maintenance, vacancy, or cap-ex you would need to rent the units for ~$3k/month to break even.

I don't think it compares favorably to just hiring out the job when something breaks.

My rule of thumb w/ SEO is: - Break even or double my money in year 1.

can't you cancel it and hire someone to fix things when they break?