@Michael Plante, why would you not feel secure, since you would have collected a security deposit up front?

@Michael Plante Thanks Michael.

I will respectfully disagree with @Michael Plante, When I list I recommend people go get an agent.

A warm greeting to all from the balmy tropics of Bangkok where I have lived since 2010. 

They can run a title search for a few dollars and they generally have title plants in all or almost all states.

Nice to see a planted seed start to sprout. :-) Communal living on one side would mean that you could self-manage and not have to give up one of the bedrooms for an in-house manager, and yet not actually have to live with the students.It would have been extraordinary if you had found seller financing.

Currently work as a Control Room Operator at a large power plant in Northeast Arkansas.

For example, you can purchase Named Storm (Hurricanes/Tropical Storms) coverage separately for coastal locations or Flood coverage separately for locations in areas that have a risk of river or flash flooding...or Earthquake too, though at times the cost for those coverages may be more than you'd like to spend...

Proximity to "the cute downtown area", shopping, expressways, big roads, close to parks, noise issues, close power lines/treatment plants/etc. - Schools: Are some of them located closer to "the good school" in the area?

I am currently a Plant Manager, and would like to some day be in a position where I can invest in real estate full time.Second, as you said, this is not a relationship forum so I would appreciate someone giving me advice on my original question.