I purchased a duplex in December in Ankeny and have a short term tenant in one side (until March 7) and one side open.

You get nothing for March and it takes most of April to get him out.

I am living in an apartment rental and my current lease runs out on March 31st.

Also I’m hearing it should pick up in January-March. 

Every cliche in the book marches through your posts accompanied by the constant nattering of a woefully unspecific and general plea for more humanity in slumlording.What's up with that, Mary?

which seems to be 10% Coc with 20 to 25% down.2. they are priced out of west coast marketsSo they decide they are going to launch out in search of filling their criteria bucket with 10% COC and were does that happen it does not happen on the West coast Generally speaking. and there are no turn key companies on the west coast. so there is a whole industry in the mid west and rust belt and deep south markets for locals to buy rehab and then sell rental properties to those on the coasts or high priced markets.. and they go in search of this CRITERIA of 10% or greater return.. and where the market is now this puts you in almost all markets in C/D class.. you can buy nice B and A in any of the markets but they are not going to meet the return criteria investors set for themselves. 

I purchased the home in March 1986 for $70,500 and used it as a second home.  

., rented for March, and refinanced by April).

They have living in the apartment since March and we purchased the property end of October?

My wife is desperately wanting to get out of our rental ASAP without changing our school district by the end of March at the latest.