What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuits22.

The rent from one unit may not cover the mortgage completely, but it would significantly lower your most likely largest monthly expense.

I am the largest independent insurance agency in Oklahoma too and never once have they paid a claim.

I am the largest independent insurance agency in Oklahoma too and never once have they paid a claim.

The ad valorem taxes are the largest portion and often the only portion of property taxes so estimating those will get you in the ballpark.Also talk to your lender about how they'll figure these into escrow and payment to be sure you're on the same page. 

Shawn:If you are renting by the room, lenders will be disposed to see it as a rooming house (whether it is zoned as such or not) - particularly if the appraiser finds distinct evidence (i.e. locks on all bedrooms). 

I don't understand the distinction between a showing agent and an agent when you passed the same test.

Check out the Tidewater Real Estate Investor Group, one of largest in the US. 

I've found some potential farm areas with smaller populations where the properties seem to cash flow quite nicely, but then I find out that the largest employer in the area employs 5-6 times the number of people as the next-largest employer. 

Frank Rolfe and Dave are the 5th largest Mobile Home Park owner in the country.