I like that the market hasn't recovered too far from the GFC but with the aggressive incentives for business and jobs coming to the area, it feels like an area on the cusp of a Stage 2 Buyer's Market.

Opportunity Zones are a new community development program established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide.The program was created by Sean Parker, founder of Napster and President at Facebook. 

HR people are easy to talk to.Sending a blind email will just get lost in the shuffle.The HR department will probably have someone that is working with the other departments that will handle job transfers and relocations.

The most difficult task I foresee for myself is just finding a tenant, screening, showings, and placing the tenant in the home as I'll be living about 1.5 hours away (2+ hours pending the Los Angeles traffic) and work a full time job.

It took them 3 or 4 camera jobs to find out what's going on.

I have disqualified potential tenants quickly based upon public documents showing convictions, evictions, etc.  1.Fill out preliminary application.2.Verify application for 3 times monthly rent income, pay stubs, no felony, no evictions, at least 1 year on job.3.Query in Iowa Courts Online.4.Query Facebook. 5.Query Polk County Assessor (or county they live in). 6.Contact prior landlords.7.If applicant passes preliminary screening, send online application ($40 fee)8.Review screening for 600+ credit score, on time payments, income, eviction and criminal history.

Never buy a flip or rehab job without a scope of work.Are you focusing primarily on duplexes? 

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Regardless, you or the tenants need to change the batteries occasionally.

I have a full time job but don't make a lot of money.