It is a show of faith that you WILL go through with buying the property yes?

A key lesson here is buying at the right price; overpaying by $15K can make a big difference.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

We're connected with a lot of relocation networks at Cone and several through BHHS (which I'm affiliated with for buying/selling).

I'm a property manager, and I also buy/sell property.

Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Start getting to know realtors in that area and give them a Buy Box you're looking for. 

Hi Shea,It is a residential property and, yes, my strategy is buy and hold.

Quote from @Henry Clark: I old look at buying your lumber early.  

In solar sales (door to door) the setters typically make about this same range.Most companies in the house flipping world seem to buy lists online or run basic skip traces of areas and send lists to VAs to setup calls with the owner of the company.