This is an excellent place to learn, observe and participate.

My observation is that a true Turnkey, such as Memphis Invest for example, has completely rehabbed absolutely everything in the home.

Here are my few observations: 1.

Few observations: 1.

@Samuel Smith I would recommend researching states with similar growth and observe the housing market from when population counts started to increase.

That's not necessarily a red flag, but always makes me curious if there is an underlying challenge with the property.In general, I have observed that duplexes in Columbus are selling at 100% of potential monthly rents, so $2000 in total rent would work out to a rough value of $200k. 

(It was basically just several sales pitches.)Since this wasn't my first rodeo I was able to just observe, pick up a few nuggets and resist paying for anything. 

Linda, your observation about the low ceilings is important.

I have bought tax liens for over 10 years in SC.I wouldn't advise you sign up for a class.I would recommend you buy some books off amazon, read all the free info on the web and here on bigger pockets.A mentor in your area that you could buy lunch for could give you a crash course over lunch.Go to an auction and observe the first year and get a feel for the auction and you should have no problem finding someone there that would be willing to help you out.

If you do decide to invest with what seems like a trustworthy sponsor the best way to do so is to start with a small amount of capital, observe performance, reporting, etc. and then increase your contribution on the next deal.