Believe it or not most AHJ's when push comes to shove, have some 'teeth' and legally can compell/coerce you into quite a bit of things, when they want to.Out of area investing probably is not appealing.Moving is probably not appealing.What's your land like?

I decided to put it on the back burner due to lack of experience and cut my teeth, so to speak, on some SFHs or small multi-families.

Housing is more fun than teeth!

I did not have a lot of resources at the time to do anything except hang on by the skin of my teeth and rent out the tired home with the most minimal of repairs at a lower than market rate.  

There was a good podcast with serge where he touched on vacation rentals, but maybe after I cut my teeth.

The one thing though that makes me grind my teeth is when the letters have lines in them that read like the following:  " We are the premier real estate investment company in the Memphis market ".Knowing that this is a 100% false statement and most likely they dont have any homes to sell bothers me a little. 

Be sure you have an exit strategy firmly in place for every deal.Brush your teeth, shine your shoes, and tell your Mother you love her.

I'm quite new at this so I have lots to learn, but with a committed (daily) routine I'm hoping to sink my teeth into something before the year is up. 

Welcome to BP @Shea Jenkins J Scott cut his teeth in the Atlanta market so his book should be particularly helpful to you.

Play one video while you brush your teeth or make breakfast.