Get in contact with a national transnational funding company and clear your mind of breaking the law. 

The slight concern i do have is that largest employment industry is manufacturing, and it's about 20%+ for Ft Wayne as a whole, and the Crime index is slightly over national average.   

The national auction companies that run online sales for the counties sometimes have good info.

The fastest way to learn is to partner with a seasoned investor in your area who can prove he/she has completed numerous real estate investments using numerous purchase and sale strategies.

It is always difficult to start some new activity, but you have to do small steps to your goal - make savings, find a responsible real estate broker, get familiarized to all regulations and rules of successful investment strategy, so just prepare to face numerous difficulties, especially with regard to your situation.

We live in Charlotte and joined the nation's largest real estate agency - Keller Williams - (Just across the SC border in Fort Mill) - so there is a lot of tech and data behind everything the company offers and what we do.

NNN Commercial building with national tenant.

I've had fantastic NOI (on a month to month basis) and I've given numerous examples for each of my property on multiple posts.   

Though the national look back period is 60 months, it can change state by state and county by county.

Numerous candidates and options for a June 1 lease date.