But I'm having difficulty with the idea of just putting in only one SS offer and waiting.

I'm having difficulty locally which means either i'm out of touch with rental rates or prices have gone up too much to justify buying here.

The exit strategy needs to be addressed, poor properties will probably have difficulty in appraising in the future as well, so how is a take out loan being made?

On the other hand, lower interest rates could account for some of the difficulty in obtaining loans in the first place.Just thinking out loud as I don't really understand with much depth the more sophisticated and higher level operations of finance and economy.

There are definitely a lot of options when it comes to bookkeeping and there are a lot of things you should consider when choosing a method:- cost- level of involvement- difficulty- business setup- future goals- accounting/bookkeeping experienceI would do a few forum searches such as "bookkeeping", "setup Quickbooks", etc to get some additional ideas.

Finally, how difficult is it to do the management of the property management company from out of state?

I was going to put my houses in LLC's until I learned about the difficulties of doing loans/refinances when properties are listed like that.

What technology improvements do you see in the next ten years that will change how you invest?

As I stated in an earlier post, in my area (Pittsburgh) all serious investors have the MLS wired, harnessing technology to funnel deals to them.

How difficult is that process?