Is it sustainable? 

For interest sake and possible future reference also have a look at Sustainability Products ( they are located in Kraaifontein, Capetown...not to far from you). 

Takes a sustained effort to get on that first page. 

My goal in life is to develop sustainable ecosystems to create a better world and inspire others to build a better world together.

rural smaller towns in IN you have to be careful as well  and again you want to buy where you can command 850 to 1200 rents.. buying in these markets and having rents sub 700 is just asking for trouble IE consistent cash flow Also if you want to take the time look at the recent Morris invest thread.. all the top turn key companies chim in on why 40k turn key is not sustainable or advisable.Its one thing for you to BRRR them .. buy doing that your probably into the home at least 10 to 20k less than buying it from a rehabber that did all the work for you... so you can move up in quality both in asset and tenant.

Now its time to really get started.My overall goals are to build sustainable wealth with real estate while providing a service to the general population in the form of property recycling (bring properties back to usable form for the public) and buy and hold rentals (providing solid housing for people and families).As far as progress, my wife and I are currently in our first house hack - living in, refurb, plan to rent.

If you have enough cash flow coming in to sustain your current lifestyle, a job that gives you more time to market seems like a good idea. 

However according to the US Census Bureau in the City of Mishawaka, the owner to tenant ratio is approximately 50/50 here http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/1...To also break down the numbers in one line, from the Census Bureau link, the City of Mishawaka has a population of 48,261, a total of 24,088 housing units (as of the year 2010) of which roughly 12,044 are rentals with a median gross rent of $714.00.So in summary, in my opinion, this is a strong rental area with stable economic fundamentals to sustain the tenant pool.

Just want to find a property that can sustain itself when I move out. 

Yes, the rent growth was more than 2% in the last 4 years but a) it's slowing down now and b) I think 4-5% rent growth this is not sustainable long term.