Also as far as Lethbridge goes rents have been very stagnant for a long time as there a lot of people here with just one rental or they are renting single rooms in they're personal property causing the market to be super competitive.

Step 1 - Talk to a mortgage broker for a pre-approval.Only challenge will be getting an accepted offer with the FHA loan in this competitive market.

From those calls, you will have learned what your competition is related to lot rent, the sale of homes, how many POH they have, and what incentives you may have to offer as you sell homes.Next, you can advertise a home for sale yourself as a "test ad".

This allowed us to buy at a bit of a discount even in such a competitive market.

This allowed us to buy at a bit of a discount even in such a competitive market.

I have a I have a duplex with heavy fire damage how I calculate the repair cost?

Share your listing on Craigslist, Facebook, BP, and everywhere else possible.If it's a decent deal, competitively priced, etc. you should receive multiple offers. 

Currently the property will need a heavy cleaning since tenant owns a dog, which she claims is a service dog.What is the best way to deal with an unresponsive tenant who still owes rent?

Overall, Multifamily here in the Midwest is still very competitive, but you can find deals even with financing, you just have to keep searching.

@Jeff Cantrell Plenty of investors pay lots of taxes.When you are a small investor with heavy expenses or you are accelerating depreciation, you can avoid taxes for a while.