They provide one-on-one assistance from my specially assigned   advisor if I need more extensive assistance for an hour a day during zoom, in 15 min interval appts.

Given your buy box, keep an eye out for properties with strong rental demand and minimal major repairs.

Hopefully, you can meet genuine people that want you to succeed and will assist you in your endeavors without trying to take advantage of you.

This is typically done 3x a year.Hire a company to deep clean the washing machine, drier, and dishwasher.Reimburse us for the combined 8 hours we have now spent on cleaning the home.Repaint the walls, at minimum in the basement.Prorate our rent for the days we are unable to be in the home due to the current issues and any repair time.Please let us know how you would like to proceed.Thank you,Sindy and Cary"You need a professional property manager!

Realistically I’m thinking $150k+.I considered renting our home out but our mortgage is almost $1600 and I don’t think we’d be able to rent it out for more than $1700.The home is foundationally sound and just needs cosmetic repairs.

Be sure to factor in repair costs to keep things profitable.

Repairs and maintenance was $3492.50 for the year. 

An experienced agent would have worked with the seller to do the repairs before they sold, and captured the forced equity in the sale.

I am kind of nervous as a first-time homebuyer and first-time investor investing out of state and looking at markets across the country. I am currently looking at Memphis and Detroit. I am not sure. Any helpful tip or...

Even if you break even, you will lose money every month it sits vacant, when you need repairs, property management, etc.