Here are sort of where my properties are (I don't have all of them in here, just most that are in the loop or near it. 

You would use the 7% market cap rate we already determined to sort of reverse engineer your value: $97,500 NOI / .07 market cap rate = $1.392M vauation.I started out saying this was oversimplified, and you'll noticed I used the word "assuming" about 10 times in the above example.

In partnerships where one party is finding the deal and the other party is doing everything else, the deal finding party is usually compensated with a sort of finder's fee.

I went to the planning and zoning meeting last night and breathed a little fire, but these sorts of things make acquiring short term rentals very risky.  

I am completely and totally hooked on the power and life changing ability real estate investing has, and it happened by accident, sort of.I bought my 1st house like most young people with an FHA mortgage, in 2015 with my beautiful wife. 

Do you want listings to come to you from the MLS that match your criteria for you to sort through or just a phone call when something interesting comes up?

You need someone in your area with experience in dealing with property tax sales / delinquences to help you sort it out.

Is there anyone attempting to work with their local housing agency or housing authority to receive a property tax exemption in exchange for agreeing to rent your single family house based on some sort of income restriction?

It provides an insurance policy of sorts against you dragging this process out by making a mistake.

I'd love to hear more about how to save for a downpayment, what sort of personal savings buffer to have, and what sort of reserves I should have for emergency repairs.