Also noticing the amateur one's being immensely stubborn and extreme gatekeeping. 

So far so good and Marco who runs Norada has been extremely punctual and helpful as i've navigated next steps.

I have no purchased local due to the extreme cash negative reflected in my underwriting (that many would consider conservative).- I have an offer going out this month not local.  

Here is one piece that is extremely important:If you have a low credit score, you need to find out why.

However, since the prices of real estate are extremely high, I would try to look just outside the city. 

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

Condensation: where warm humid air meets cold dry air.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

As long as you make your payments this sounds extremely unlikely from what people have said.

Now granted this is rare to the extreme but if your the one losing out its painful.