You should have already found out about this, but if not, try to get legal this week.To address a couple of specific things:> radon testingEither this is OK or it isn't, and if it isn't, you will be asked to buy an expensive blower system. 

unlike much of the mid west rust belt deep south were some neighborhoods are all rentals will always be all rentals and there is simply no hope unless there is some massive redevelopment going on and developers buy them and bull doze them. 

Hi all, I'm a long time lurker on BP with a few multiplex properties under my belt (thanks to your help!)

So I've got a total of two audio books and about two days on bigger pockets under my belt.

The average investor on BP doesn't understand the IRR, and that's another answer.It's a hypothetical to gauge average investor mentality on this platform, and to assess whether SFH is simply the investment vehicle that is available to them in one way or another, or if there is more depth in the thought process that goes into the SFH portfolio investment in mid-west/rust-belt states. 

@George Blower thanks for the detailed info!

I would be doing it purely to get my first deal under my belt, learn and hopefully build some momentum into my second deal whether that be Clarksville or somewhere else like Jacksonville/Louisville. 

:The BiggerPockets Landlord High Council is pleased to announce that you have been issued the:Maintenance Merit Badge -- HVAC Level 1Please accept our congratulations on this auspicious accomplishment.You will receive the HVAC Level 2 Maintenance Merit Badge the first time you replace the thermocouple in a furnace and the HVAC Level 3 Maintenance Merit Badge the first time you replace a blower motor and capacitor.Please continue to share your landlord maintenance accomplishments.

You can change the filters and vacuum out the blower compartment in the furnace yourself, and you might think about hosing out the outdoor units - but if you're not comfortable doing that, ask the HVAC tech to check the outdoor units.Good luck!

My research suggests there still isn't enough affordable housing along the sunshine belt where much of the job growth and population growth is flowing.