Housing stability is important, especially to families with school-aged children.

Water is easy - bill divided by total occupants at property (count everyone even children) then for each unit multiply the result by the number of people living there.

However, it needs a good $100-150k in repairs/updates, which may be significantly higher due to specialty construction.Since the grandparents passed away, the children are thinking about selling. 

I recommend looking into areas near economic bases - close to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State Campus, New Albany, etc.

My wife currently stays home with our 3 children and I work a mid-level corporate job ($76K salary), so my DTI ratio is high.I have identified 30 properties in my area that are either vacant land or are occupied but make some sense to slice off 7-12 acres for this move.

It is disheartening to hear about such circumstances, particularly when children are affected.

Initially my draw to investment real estate was buy and holds to build a legacy for our children (one of our kiddos will need finances covered for him beyond my husband’s and my life.

Also they're not looking just to make money, well some of them are, but MOST are looking for a second home for their families and children to grow up with the same summer and holiday experiences they had as a child. 

Your gang of thieves (and it would take a gang) might have better odds  of success knocking off armored cars at high noon or kidnapping wealthy children for ransom (a crime with a near-zero success rate in the developed world today).Get the case number, contact the USPIS independently, see if this rent heist story isn't really a snow job. 

I have seen traveling nurses with a partner and a child on some requests, or generally 2 parents and 2 children.