@Emily Powell I am sorry to hear about your trouble with this investment and company.  

Starting to focus on Ithaca, NY (plenty of grad school renters) and Indianapolis (I'm there at least once a month for work and it seems like a growing city) but open to any and all areas that produce stable cash flow properties. 

the last 3 years of landlording have been pretty trouble free, but this will be the first time I have to make any sort of capital investment to keep the place rentable.  

The other thing I didn't agree with is that if I'm forcing my potential buyer to produce a Cashier's check, I'm making them jump through an extra/unnecessary hoop.

@Steven Devoe:I do deals all over the United States and have income producing properties I've never been to and never will go to in states I've never been to and won't go to. 

I live in Los Angeles where my wife and I have been having trouble buying a home for our residence.  

Ali your area and asset class type will be defined by how much cash you have to start.I don't know where your location is overseas but I know in some of those countries there is trouble here getting a loan.

Guessing could potentially pick up $20+k...property is closing at $243k, so it's not a huge investment to begin with....or stick with original plan and clean it up a bit, with projected rents producing $700-900/month net income after pretty conservative numbers.  

It is a 2 family so it's value is really based on comparative sales, not so much in it's ability to produce income.

they can produce a set of loan docs. for you that you can sign at a title company.