This strikes me as much too low. 

The Chard strikes again!

That being said, the places with more moderate ratios (2 to 3) seem to strike a good balance between quality of life and cost of living. 

My numbers are strikingly similar.

Louis, MO), and a General Manager of a Planet Fitness (PF - Brownsburg, IN).I know my background probably doesn't strike employers as an ideal one for the job, but do you all have any recommendations on how I might go about getting them to seriously consider me?

Perhaps if you had a super trusted contractor to walk and tell you what it needs, but man, trying to do an out-of-state rehab strikes me as really risky.  

If you as an RE agent working a serious buyer/seller that you are sure has the ability to close, then sure, focus on the job at hand, striking while the iron is hot, get’r done, (insert euphemism here).

When you travel Fly first class and business class and strike up conversations.

I'm fairly sure it will be worth quite a bit more in 5 and 10 years from now.It does not strike me as a good rental area.

I would recommend looking for local hard money lenders first then if you strike out their see what DHM can do for you.