From what I've read thus far, REI authors touch on this subject in only the most general terms -- i.e. to evaluate a market, one should consider population growth, economic conditions, infrastructure, average cap rates, housing supply and demand, the legal environment, etc.

J Scott - Not a huge demand but with bank loans still in limited supply there is certainly a demand.

Do this on your own and than you can see the source of the leak and determine if you want to take a crack at it yourself.If it is only leaking when shower is on, it is more likely it is in the drain piping and not the supply but not necessarily.DO you have PVC?

Lets look back to the gold standard where currency was based upon a counties gold supply.

Supply and Demand!

It doesn't have to have all your furniture, just a bed a table and a chair will do, a place to cook and prepare food, food stored, a change of clothes in the closet, soap in the bathroom with a towel.

I like the idea of supplying rehabs to sell to landlords who don't want to be too hands on, as you said they probably won't have to fix very much.

I got a discounted "contractors" price of $2431 from ABC Supply.

My uncle even wants him to throw in the furniture to have it be available as a furnished rental.Because of this, the guy also knows someone that is selling a multi-unit place, and since my uncle is maintenance man for a bunch of people he knows many of the landlords in the area.

So enough negative thinking, I'm going to borrow from his endless supply of, "It will work damnit!"