Rather than allow it to keep me down by paying down as a short term revolving debt, my  wife and I are basically considering it "re-buying" the house I bought with my ex wife in 2009 for a collective number that would be a steal today and considering the collective divorce debt as a 'business loss' from my past that I'm paying with the deal I bought the house for. 

But you are doing the right thing by getting independent data.

IMO, the biggest reason for properties with higher appraised value than selling price in smaller counties is due to the volume of sales data available.

I was searching for foreclosures/preforeclosures and I found a relatively cheap/"the numbers worked"I do not have a credit or capital currently and FRANKLY, I DON"T WANT TO START OFF IN A "F-" NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE I DON"T WANT TO DIE OR ALMOST DIE every time I COLLECT RENT!!!!!!

Happy to share any of our data, good luck out there.

When they stop paying you can not collect any money owed and they will milk the system to the limit.

I was searching for foreclosures/preforeclosures and I found a relatively cheap/"the numbers worked"I do not have a credit or capital currently and FRANKLY, I DON"T WANT TO START OFF IN A "F-" NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE I DON"T WANT TO DIE OR ALMOST DIE every time I COLLECT RENT!!!!!!

As most investors collect properties, they form an LLC (or multiple LLCs) that will flow through your schedule E on your personal returns.

If nothing else it helps to figure out what the "data entry fields" are that you need to know. 

A small deposit is collected to secure the client on our schedule.