I contacted a property management company and they expect it would rent between $2,000 - $2,100.

Here are a few additional strategies that might help mitigate risk if you decide to rent the property:Hire a Strong Property Management Company: While you’ve already spoken with some PMs, consider finding one with extensive experience managing single-family rentals in Cook County specifically.

Mississippi is pretty small not a lot but start with DR Horton, Lennar, etc. most companies are after large growth cities though. not sure about Jackson 

Prosper and Lending Club also offer peer 2 peer loans, usually up to $40-$50k depending on which company you look at.

What if it is 90% occupied with employees of one company.   

Hi All,Does anyone have a good PM company they've used or are using in or around OC that you would recommend?

If you manage to get this off the ground and do some verified - meaning paperwork is in your name, or company's name, etc - projects that turn a profit, and you build some capital in a bank, you should be able to go right to that lender after a year or two and start a relationship no problem.  

@Caleb Rehg Just as a note my insurance company frowns upon college rentals and makes me state if I am renting to any undergraduate or graduate students.

There is so much growth here - population growth, job growth, and companies moving and developing here.

I’m an investor and the owner of a property management company based in Kokomo, with portfolios extending into the Indianapolis area.