However, since the prices of real estate are extremely high, I would try to look just outside the city. 

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

I have no purchased local due to the extreme cash negative reflected in my underwriting (that many would consider conservative).- I have an offer going out this month not local.  

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

As long as you make your payments this sounds extremely unlikely from what people have said.

So everything has to be as extreme as possible.

Extremely difficult to pass and I bet you didn't know that you had to get it reinspected again in three years.

Now granted this is rare to the extreme but if your the one losing out its painful.

Here is one piece that is extremely important:If you have a low credit score, you need to find out why.

Car washes are extremely profitable, too.