@Chris Lounsbury The conventional lender will consider rental income but loan is  on your name so they will count your debts too. The

We rented a POD, and paid to have all the personal property (including tooth brushes) moved into the POD, locked it up tight, and left it parked on site. 

My biggest or most unusual problems were: abandoned vehicles, a person escaped from a mental institution, tenants with pet rattlesnakes that escaped their container, a round trip visit to the dentist for a wisdom tooth removal, a one way bus ticket from Kansas to Georgia, cashing $25,000 worth of checks each week for a group of guys from out of state, etc.  

Of course, cream or off white is always a nice exterior color too. The

I'm not looking to sell real estate as a career at this time, I just want access too the mls and be able to look at houses on my convenience. 

There won't be much room for value add and not really trying too. The

Not sure if you have thought about this yet, you can take a loan out on your 401k, the Roth too. The

And I'm hoping that as the economy there improves, the rents will go up, too.  The

- but I am beginning to get the impression they are going to fight tooth and nail on getting back into the house once rehabbed.

I like when my clients go over their returns with a fine tooth comb before I file!