Third, it sounds like you made an offer that wasn't accepted by the seller, so I doubt you have anything to convey at this point, since you said the seller insists on $3,000 in EMD.

By the third month they owe the full amount again.

It seems to me that in order to perform today, you need some type of competitive advantage.

Hey Guys,My name is Caleb Sundell, I am a young sports performance coach and I’m looking to start getting into real estate investing for the long term.I am looking at SFHs and some small multi-family’s in the Spartanburg area.

I can not predict how these will do, but the location and amenities should make it perform well.  

You will always have to keep your real estate machine running in close to top performance, this will add stress in later years.

We just purchased a full time rental at the beach though and we have just finished our third guest. 

If you are new to renovations I would highly suggest pulling a permit so that you have some assurance (inspections) the work that is being performed is to code.

Most people do not achieve their projected returns even when performed local. 

Burleson is booming, Cleburne is on its way with the new toll road making access easier to downtown FTW. 10 of my rentals are in JCO, they perform as well as any other.