We have a great rental market, the state is extremely landlord friendly, and the price points make much more sense than some of the other markets you're looking into.I'm a real estate investment specialist in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa markets and I work with a lot of investors like yourself to help connect them to investment properties.

The sheer amount of topics and knowledge can be overwhelming so If anyone can narrow my search I would be extremely grateful.Some topics I know I need more info are:- VA Loan approval process- Living in Quad plex for 1 year then buying another investment property to move into.

SD is an extremely desirable place to live and for the right price I'm sure you'd have a lot of tenants very interested. 25% of utilities sounds logical. 

Luc, thank you so much, this was extremely helpful and is exaclty what I was wondering!

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.What else can we assist you with?

If you have a w2 and claim real estate pro, its going to be extremely hard to convenience the tax court your working on this more then your real estate.

Extremely rare to see one where 3 units would pay for the 4th and allow the buyer to live free. 

If someone here can give me advice on how to go about hiring a law firm/lawyer, what to expect and if someone knows a good lawyer who deals with these issues in Memphis TN, that would be extremally helpful! 

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

@jerryll's initial response and subsequent responses were extremely rude AND unhelpful.