Basically out of all the people that were interested, I have chosen the people I liked/trusted the most. 

At the end of the day, it's my opinion that people should invest where they have an edge.

So are you licensed and insured to be able to manage properties for other people?

What would be nice is also to have someone on more often who has been around a longer period of time (ala pre-2008) as most people in real estate only know the good times and what we have ahead of us is not the good times.

I can reply to topics other people have started but I can figure out how to start my own topic...getting frustrated I've looked all over this page for 10 minutes. 

If these people are "professional tenants," there are all kinds of scams that they could be running.

Rates will come down and homes will hit the market but you will continue to have the problem that most people cannot afford a home and the numbers do not work for investment purposes.

That being said, make sure you still look into the people and the voucher. 

Hamp,I appreciate the advice.Due to moving back to Colorado, I would probably shoot for long term rentals, so possibly medical school or people stationed at FSH.  

Your average cap rate in Maricopa county is 5%, which for the starting investor isn't anything worth doing as most people buying the rentals are doing it for write off purposes more-so than cash flow.