They could do a conventional loan, a "subject to" which permits them to keep their loan and collect the spread on your monthly payments, or a lease option and keep their security of the existing loan and makes you to pay rent for a while and then sell it to you at a certain date in the future at a certain amount and part of your lease payment can go towards your price down the road. 

look on airdna for rental data, just be aware the explosion of hosts has created a glut, and low prices in some cities, so it is a very competitive environment. 

Owners often look at the management fee and think it is too expensive for "just collecting rent". 

(If you are not an attorney you cannot collect attorney fees even though you did the work.)I have been doing tax sale for 14 years and know tax sale law better than 99% of all attorneys in MD. 

It started with a $6,000 mistake...Late Saturday, enjoying one of my much needed nights out, I received a text from one of my tenants stating that the A/C unit was just blown out..I wasn't concerned except that it was a 2am text & call and that the next day was Sunday (weekend service repair calls are always more expensive).As summer approaches, I knew that this was a situation that needed my immediate attention...I immediately had one of my managers collect some quotes for a new unit and labor (never use Yelp!

Getting turned over to collections is a credit killer.Then save money and keep debt-to-income ratio low, at least below 36%. 

Hard to know what that is sometimes, because they all tell you they can do it all.I think in that area, in particular, you want to get a real GC and not just a collection of specialty tradesmen and contractors. 

@William Hochstedler WOW great video with quality data explained very clearly.

If someone what to see the report data but does not have access to MLS.

This is the sample letter that site providesThey owe partial rent today, so I'm hoping to post/deliver when I collect rent.