Also be careful about any bait and switch.

We are cash flowing great, and continue to pour those profits back into our houses by replacing roofs, painting/siding, and improving the properties to make them more appealing and to get the Cap Ex taken care of. 

I would say because Lawton is more affordable than most metro cities in the country, barrier to entry and the capital risk would be relatively lower.However, if you're only going to be there for 5 months I would be careful as I would recommend getting familiar with the area and getting to know some trustworthy contractors who would be able to keep an eye out for you.Having a team around you is key to success.

I guess what I am wondering is if I am not being as ambitious as I should be to look for those larger deals, or if I should keep looking to add singles instead of home runs to reach my goals in this long journey.Thank you for reading this, and if there are any other investors, like me, that feel like they don't know their next step please share your story!

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I can offer a few recommendations: 1) get an inspection while under contract to make sure you don't miss anything and do thorough due diligence in general (I wrote a long piece a while back that might help: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/due-diligence-ultimate-gu...2) Read J.

Sorry, I was just doing one of the things I read on this site to do...

@Casey Kornoelje, The IRS, strangely enough, doesn't care how many properties you buy. 

@Autumn Kim There are certainly a done of deals on the MLS that look great until you read the remarks and see "no access, do not approach, squatter occupied", etc.

Another one is "Sub-To"....but be careful of buying into these expensive "Sub-To" guru programs.