My desire is to be a full time Children's Pastor without being a burden on the church I go to, so having my own cash flow.

@Isaac Braun Make sure you compare the policies.My policies are through State Farm and they are not looked at as the cheapest, but I have everything through them and have had good experience with them in the past.  

I don't think my insurance company State Farm gave me an option to drop my premium just because a renter would have insurance as well.

Yoder (east of Colorado Springs) still has 40 acre lots (without a structure) for under $100k...it's because you can't get the water rights for commercial farming or agriculture. 

A few examples:Let's say I send out direct mail to all absentee owners in my farm area, trying to pick up rentals or flips. 

Outside of meeting with an "investor friendly" agent while in each city, what other in-person tasks should I try to accomplish to gain a better understanding of the potential upside to the rental markets.I have renovated and rented a multifamily property before so I'm not completely new to the game, but analyzing out of state farm areas is a relatively new path that I have yet to explore. 

Do some inexpensive farm mailings with market updates - and please don't do the silly "recipe of the month" thing. 

Also, the house that we rented is a really old farm house, the only source of heat is the wood stove so it's hard to maintain the temperature in the house.

State Farm says its BroadForm policy - do you know if is this really an HO3 or HO5 (guess its all Open Perils on Personal Property as well)?

Hi!
About to start my first diy reno on a property.

My workforce will likely be yours truly plus one hired helper.

What would you tackle on your own vs hiring a pro on?

1. demo of parquet and vinyl flooring in li...