You have a very good balanced approach to getting started and it's great you are prepping for the future.

Diversifying into a high-growth market could balance out your Indiana portfolio nicely.

I'm not even considering a deal if its not in the specific market that meets my requirements for demographics and psychographic profiling. - Then the next filter is physical property attributes with regard to its placement in the market, entrances, and exits, visibility etc

My employer never had such a requirement.  

Maybe paying off credit card debt or other debt on your report to reduce the minimum payments, increasing the downpayment, finding a house that doesnt require HOA or flood insurance (if applicable), etc.

Overall, that doesn't drive up the price of homes like tech markets tend to.We tend to lean towards a healthy balance of linear markets that are starting to have "something" that people are moving there for.

The broker will also have to comply with the minimum requirements for a broker as prescribed by the local Realtors Association.  

For a co-signor we require a full application, screening and 4x the rent

How many mail pieces do you feel is required for a good statistical sample.Account Closed What kind of equipment did you use in your setup?

Once you find a potential tenant, you have to go through a Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspection, which can take a while and may require some repairs or tweaks to pass.