If you want more cash flow deals you may want to look outside of Boston and test out some new markets where you're hitting closer to the range of returns you're looking for. 

look at Rural Japan its closer and much better tenants you can buy homes there for 40 to 60k that rent for 500 to 700. never a worry about tenant issues like your going to experience with C class US tenants.  800 sq ft is a very large home in Hong Kong if your not living with family and your maid in the same apartment What a coincidence!

.: My wife and I are considering getting a home closer to her family to stay in for extended periods and holidays.   

Sometimes, I aim for closer to 75-80% if the deal has solid upside or lower rehab risk.

I need them to be closer to 7k. 

You don't necessarily need to invest in WA in order to be closer to home.

I expect a slower than expected unraveling, as in not within 1 year but closer to 18-30 months.

Typically my analogy is something like: if you're in a happy relationship, you're not going to go looking and see if the grass is greener on the other side... so for you what is it you're really looking for?

In a few of the states there is either a form. you must sign or an application that your escrow closer must file in order to exempt from any state taxes or withholdings that might normally be collected at sale . 

Still, we are looking for more granular data that breaks down by unit configuration closer match to the minimums set for each military, rank) plus estimates for the costs of utilities.