Our chosen marketing canpaign will be direct mail, email, and bandit signs.

@John Pearl I live in California and invest in Indy with a similar plan :)You have come to the right place, and I look forward in hearing how you do in your chosen market!

And you have chosen a software program that is popular with CPA's.If you are an employer and an applicant applies for a position with you and hands you their resume done via an Excel spreadsheet, versus someone who hands you a professional resume done through Microsoft Word or some Resume software program, which one would you think would be the best suited for the job, based on both applicants having the same qualifications?

They allow tenants to fall behind and prey to their chosen deity that it will work out, which it never does.

You have chosen poorly!

Look at properties with your chosen realtor(s). 

We have roughly $2 Million in equity today and generate enough cash flow each year to support our chosen lifestyle (which is admittedly pretty low key). 

On our own projects, we always make our own assessments of rental rates, and there are numerous resources for this data once you know where to look.You need to determine the business plan, i.e. duplexes vs. larger project, then have an architect layout the design on your chosen path, then run a set of number (proforma) to determine feasibility.

You see, I want to make my first purchase within the next 12 months, but I haven't actually chosen a region just yet. 

If turns out to be a rental (which is my expectation) then I will bank the cashflow and work towards the BRRRR strategy to add another property in the near future.What I’ve been doing lately to make dreams realty:-Listened to one or two BP Podcasts a day-Spent tons of spare time on Zillow browsing properties-Identified a single family property that has real potential to be my first deal-Gotten an insurance quote and dug up tax records on the property-Talked to a couple area realtors and chosen one whose background and experience best fits my goals-Toured the property-Crunched tons of numbers based on different scenarios-Arranged a second showing for tomorrow, with a local contractor who will be joining me for the showing to provide a quote on the work that would be needed.I am super excited for tomorrow!