Nevertheless I am local now and I have that real estate desire (which never went away).

Back home I would make a packet for my appraiser and never had a bad appraisal due to the that I specified the value add and the Reno amount and broke it down so they saw the potential and it always worked.  

Just search and try to find ones that understand sourcing investment properties. 

I started a nonprofit to assist in ending homelessness in America.

So in my mind it would be best used as a last move into a REIT you never sell.  

I ended up helping them out since it was turning into a big ordeal.

Having said that there is no unreasonable number, you never know unless you ask the question.

I personally would never invest somewhere that could outlaw rentals.

One time, I sent a letter to an heir in Austin, and thier family ended up selling me a property they couldn’t maintain.

Then, never stop moving toward it.Remember, the journey won’t be easy, but the rewards—both tangible and intangible-are worth every ounce of effort.