I m a newbie but seems the people in the KS side has higher income which makes me think they will be able to afford more expensive rents and be better tenants.

And the same goes for landlord tenant laws in many states, and in MA rules can change by town, county, or sitting judges predisposition. 

UtahAmericafirst 80% LTV on noo 65% LTV UtahArvest Bank AR, OK, AL, MO Bancorp South, TX Lines of Credit on free and clear housesBankNewportBank of Southern California, CABank of West (BNP Paribas) 60% LTV CA, AZ, ORBankRIBB&T will loan on a rental portfolioBBVA, now PNCBECU for ORBellwether Community Credit Union, NH and MA 85% to 100%, draw 10 yrsBMO Harris, 3 HELOCs to 70% LTVBoeing Employee Credit Union Cal Coast Credit Union, CA Change WholesaleChelsea Groton Bank, CTCitizens Bank -MNCitizens, first position HELOC CMG Financial 70% LTV CMG Financial in Idaho will do 100% on owner occupied.Coastal1, RICoastal Federal Bank of NCConsolidated CCU, high LTV NOO LOC, OR, WAEast West Bank, up to 60% LTV with "no docs” CA, WA, NV, GA, NY, TX and MA.

The Garn - St Germain Act was originally intended to prohibit Federally Insured institution or Federally guaranteed loans from being non assumable.  

I want to try and find a set of bigger buyer communities or larger institutions that can reliably buy 5-10 properties per month in the following states: LA, TX, MS, MO, TN, GA, OH, FL.

As far as hard money, most institutional hard money lenders will want to see that you have some kind of RE flipping/investing experience.

That or the absolute top institutions are doing this to make even the other 99.8% tap out of individuals tap out.

Banks and institutional servicers are not usually willing to get involved and assist customers and stick to the servicing agreement to the letter to avoid liabilities, and that makes good business sence, but we adminstered deals that were underwritten and failure was not an option!

MA is too expensive.

Here are the Top 10 Areas with Fastest 12-month Multi Family Rent Growth according to NAR:Lancaster, PA - 6.74%Evansville, IN - 5.52%Springfield, MA - 5.34%Louisville, KY - 4.95%Syracuse, NY - 4.92%Youngstown, OH - 4.85%Rockford, IL - 4.40%Providence RI - 4.28%Reading, PA - 4.26%Dayton, OH - 4.21%