You have to know once the tenant is in, the paperwork (outside of big repairs and big maintenance issues) is all done for the tenancy period.

Are you looking to buy & hold in your immediate area or are you seeking outside of your area.

Hi, I am just starting to look in to real estate as something to invest in outside of my current employment.  

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But I was also born and raised in the area, but have spent a few years outside of it in San Antonio and Tallahassee, FL.I'm kind of surprised that they would now be limited, since the layoffs have really slowed since 2015 and earlier this year. 

As you can see on the map below there is little development within commuting range outside of the Las Vegas metro area.

Banks have there own stipulations outside of Fannie and freddie too.

I started my investing career while I was living in San Diego, invested outside of CA, and now I'm focused exclusively on KC.HOWEVER... you may want to be more specific about what exactly you're looking for.

I am doing my cladding on the outside, with closed foam insulation.  

There are usually nice large gaps along chimneys, vent pipes, outside walls, etc.