Stan, I'm a Realtor that works Cobb and Cherokee counties, Kennesaw is a great rental area, there are many opportunities with KSU and the close proximity to ATL, Good schools and affordable taxes, please message me 

But let me ask you this: How many of these investment houses can you afford?

With lower more affordable rental options, I have seen tenants stay longer at a particular property and even take care of it like it was their own at times. 

Any insight or reference to a more affordable siding installation company for bids would be very much appreciated!

Here's a few other thoughts/pieces of advice:1) Continue working to pay down that debt, which will afford you easier financing for RE investing later down the road. 2) It sounds like you're already stretched pretty thin, so I absolutely would NOT recommend you add becoming a real estate agent to the mix.

He also said with the income I’ll be generating from my co-op I could afford a 200,000 investment property.

Property values are somewhat more affordable than in Destin itself.

Our tenants felt trapped because they could not afford to move out and we did not have the money to remodel.

The adjusted basis is peanuts.My research into OZs on the maps so far has been a little frustrating.

Have you seen if thats been an indicator of a financially sound tenant trying to get a deal or someone trying to pay for more than they could afford?