But I feel you'll get steadier numbers near year round attractions.

Alternatively, you could borrow against the property and use some of that equity to buy another property. 

The property is obviously more attractive as a 3 BR and I'd love to be able to buy it as a 2 and rent it as a 3 but don't quite know what to make of the disconnect between the listing and the county records. 

Alternately, you can ask for the property to be delivered vacant.

There is a large market of people who simply don't have the money to pay for a down payment and offering help with that would attract them.

The corporate veil take a lot of effort to maintain and if not done properly doesn’t give you the protection you would think.2 as others have said to look at single families with 4-6 bedrooms as an alternative to small Mf.

I see things are substantially less expensive in Macon, but I'm guessing it's because it's far as hell away from all that attracts people to Georgia.

Rogue River is nice tourist attraction.

You can use alternate income guidelines or bank statements to justify that scenario and it will work. 

If you plan to use a property manager, they'll be the best source for information about attracting tenants in any given neighborhood.