@James Wise by internet trolls like you or actual state BAR registered attorneys?

This is kind of the argument for a lot of things these days with the advance of the internet and availability of knowledge.

I bet @Natalie Kolodijwould know, not sure how to tag her, other than trying to use the 'at sign'

Was probably a great property for the landlord.Your best bet would be to work with a local property manager that knows the market and knows how to advertise to prospective tenants.

Expect to put down 20-25%.Adding to @Whitney Hutten's comments, I underwrite to 15% combined for repairs and CapEx.Using a conservative rent of $995 as @Jeremy Pearson intimated, I bet you cash flow ~$200/month and see a CoC ROI of ~10%.

My bet is it will be more than the aggregate of all the months of payments you make from now until then.The fact is that the odds of you retiring with the broker you start with are similar to if not worse than your odds of winning the Powerball. 

Here's some to get started, and I'm sure people have better:* virtual work will migrate down the food chain of jobs, making internet/visual hookups more like a utility and possible differentiator for residential landlords*rental/business interruption insurance will evolve..more expensive and more comprehensive?

I bet that's a great spot.

you bet - how about when have paid your cable tv provider for years will they keep it on if you don't continue to pay for the service? 

I also believe that with the internet and virtual assistants there are ways to weed out people who are not serious at scale.I don't have any grand illusions that I'm going to quit my day job in a year, and even when I replace my income perhaps I won't want to quit my day job...