In the interim, your DTI ratio will have to absorb the PITI of new rental properties in the numerator.

I don't know your market well, but many there are bidding wars, so it is best to put it out to the broder market and see what happens.

No bidding wars, the price I quote you is the price you pay.

There are numerous discussions on yellow letters vs. postcards.

ADDED note, duplexes are pretty hot commodity around here, just a few happen to be in war-zone like neighborhoods (alot of turnover)

It's war zone out there.

I presume it would be the same in Virginia.It is also possible for there to be knob-n-tube wiring, though not probable post-war.

We always try to stay out of the "war-zones", you know, the areas where you don't go at night, and don' like to drive through during the day.

We have 2 rental homes in Trenton, not in war zones, but they do present a challenge for newbies.

The down side is that one has to suspend the propaganda war while pretending to communicate.There's another open meeting coming up on the 25th of September, which should be more interesting than the last one.