I understand Vermont has slightly more stringent regulations to contend with but it would also be closer for us geographically and thus potentially easier to manage. 

A couple of mine are in Mesa, one in Florence, and I just added one in Arizona City. 

In most of those cases, their broker took a high fee and the investor didn't end up with a great deal.Here are a couple of things that are a tipoff you are not working with a broker with your interests at heart (1) they want to pull your credit before having a conversation, or (2) they send you a long list of things you need to provide them before learning about you and your deal.The conversation should start with why you are interested in REI, then understanding your strategy to get there.

There's more low-hanging fruit here than I'll ever need, but hitting the ground running to pick it before land prices start reflecting the new higher values requires more capital than I have and I don't do debt.There are two main companies in the US who do the work of creating and selling eco-mitigation credits on a joint venture basis, separated by the Mississippi river.

In many cases, vacant land is cheaper than land with an older home.(3) Construction. 

I agree that pricing a rental too high is a classic mistake than can make it sit, but don't you think encouraging landlords to rent quick will make them compromise on the vetting of the tenants?

With the future being so uncertain I realized there was a need to do more than just rely on my job for financial security. 

This will be a little bit easier than trying to neighborhood by neighborhood.

I think your demographic might be more hotel people rather than families.I would also still go with smart locks on every door.

I'm all about finding problems to solutions and figuring out how to make something work rather than simply conceding that it cannot work.