I have five or six brokers that I am staying in contact in the Chicago western suburbs, and I also have several in the South Bend, Indiana market as well. 

And, depending on your water source, a well permit and quarterly testing for the Brevard Health Department.All the permits total around $500/year.I own several units in the Melbourne Beach/Space Coast area so I'm familiar with the local laws if you need some more info. 

Point Breeze home values have been going up at an incredible rate over the past several years, I bought a triplex a few blocks from Ellsworth-Federal station back in 2015 and am very happy with how it has progressed.

It works because we buy several properties a month. 

We talked to several banks and found one very large bank that would rap the rehab with the mortgage the problem with this bank is they were very difficult to work with especially for the contractors.

How did the numbers look @Tracy StreichI do not invest in SFR but I know several people who I could pass this deal along to. 

Advertise rental through several streams (craigslist, sign, word of mouth, Zillow, potentially an agent depending on response rate)2. sign up for a background check service to check on prospective tenants3. cursory review of applicants4. submit a scaled-down list to background service and follow up on any referrals for potentials5.

I lurked in the forums and listened to the podcast for several years before making the leap to buying my first property.

As someone who regularly sends out several hundred hand written envelopes a week, I'm also very interested in this question

There are charity organizations that you may be able to apply to in order to get assistance on rent, and we would be happy to accept rent from such an organization (insert charity names and contact info if you know of any, in my area there are several grant programs that help single women specifically).