I'm in the Augusta market and the cost of living in these areas is significantly less than other parts of the country.  

@Precious Thompson you give no details besides being a first time renter, so it is impossible to say.  

You could own a rental in Cincinnati or Kansas City or Topeka or Albany or Augusta from right there in Sweden, without ever even setting foot in the US.

stocks bonds and even precious metals all have value because people believe that they have value.  

Time is MY MOST PRECIOUS COMMODITY - treat yours this way. 

I have done some research and its yielded results in cities like Oklahoma (Tulsa), Tennessee (Chatanooga or Knoxville), Georgia (outside of Atlanta, Athens, Savannah, Macon, Augusta, Blue Ridge), Indiana (Indianapolis), North Carolina (Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham), Missouri (St louis), Ohio (Youngstown, Toledo, Columbus), Kansas (Wichita), etc. 

So much so that more than half of them have purchased a second property between 6 months to a year of working with me.If for some reason I chose to invest in a state other than NC or SC, I’d be looking in Jacksonville, FL or Augusta, GA.

I've searched the web extensively and find that there are title companies in Atlanta that do this but I'm in the Augusta area (3 hours away) so I feel that's probably not a feasible or economical solution.

Augusta, GA’s housing market has remained strong and steady through the ups and downs nationwide due to our large military base, Ft.

I'm looking to find my first rental property in Augusta Ga.