Also one thing to do is set alerts on valleymls.com (local realty site in the Tennesse Valley)  That way if something that you are interest in comes on the market it will alert you directly.Lastly do you know of any wholesalers in the area? 

Great that you joined the site! 

Do you worry that by not having a washer/dryer, you're losing out on good tenants?

Also get acquainted with auction sites.

So you don't want to buy anything that loses money but wait 2 years and something that barely cash flows is suddenly doing alright.

If they lose on REOs, they'll make up for it somewhere else.

Now if you lose your job or something and have to move out for an unplanned reason, that is different. 

This keeps people better engaged as they now have something to win or lose based on their performance.

also if they redeem they owe you what you paid plus statory interest which i think is 9%.. but you do any work past winterizing and you lose those improvements.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lawrencelight/2018/10/18/new-investment-trap-tapping-your-retirement-accounts-for-real-estate-investing/