As I am original from Arkansas I am our of touch with market rates for rehab costs and permits in this area.

Any new realtors in the Little Rock Ar area that I can pay to run comps 

I'm more concerned that UM just cancelled their game vs Arkansas St.    

I decided to look for my first deal in my hometown in central Arkansas, basically using Greene's book as an instruction manual.

I’d check Little Rock AR.

Love to be outdoors in that part of AR.

So you need Plan A, B, C, D, et cetera.You try to think of odd things that could happen outside of your risk reduction strategies.

I have been married for 32 years and if my wife (a very frugal person) had not been saving money from her work (she is a computer programmer) for about 25 years we would be in high water when I had a brain anuerism a little over 6 years ago and I have been unable to work the whole time and I still cannot walk yet.We have a daughter who is 20 years old and going to the University of Arkansas and it costs $6,000 a semester just for intuition and she (my wife) does pay all of expenses at school and does that without going into any debt.  

There also may be some opportunity in Mountain Home (central AR) and some of the small towns around it but I don't know that market very well so would only suggest that you look into it closer. 

I am new to real estate investing and bought a foreclosed historic house in Little Rock, AR five months ago with cash.