There will be times where I may be out of town for a few weeks though but it won't be often.

Especially after one of these scam seminars blows through town and gets a few fools to attend.

The reason most houses built today have forced hot air is because you can use the same ducts for air conditioning so it normally ends up cheaper.

You should check the laws in your town as some areas you can only increase by a certain %. you can do some research and find this on the internet.

I imagine the margins are thinner, they take really great processes to stay in the black, and you really need to know what you're doing.I'm looking at a Missouri town, everyone I talk to there says there's a rental shortage. 

Being out of town, I'm thinking B class properties will result in fewer headaches while still cash-flowing decently.

I’m actually about an hour east of Cleveland Ohio in a small town, and go to college in Youngstown.

No new inventory is being built in the $150K price range, so those homes are going to stay in high demand for FHA buyers.  

Realtor with over 150 multifamily units, subdivisions built and spec. homes.

Ultimately the renters are paying all these fees it is built into your rental price.