You should also look into Marietta, Austell, Decatur- these areas have higher prices than the ones mentioned above but these areas have better school systems and more attractions and command higher rents.

Saw something new today on BP....a user with a negative vote count:(I removed any reference to their identity for privacy reasons, but this was from a real profile.)  

My long term goals are to use real estate as a way to build wealth while still keeping my job as an engineer.

Space Command.

We use Rent application (https://www.rentapplication.net)  for the application and background checks.

I did score good deals, I've raised rents 11% since purchasing and should command 13% higher rents from the rehab units over what previous tenant was paying.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/850/topics/895660-my-first-investment-property-an-out-of-state-dealhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ZacharyCole/referenceshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/765347-rent-to-retirement-review

Lenders can command a 50/50 split all day long and probably get control like we give them in our system.

I'm happy to answer any questions you have.https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ZacharyCole/referenceshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/518583-feedback-on-renttoretirement-and-zach-lemasterhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/765347-rent-to-retirement-reviewhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/850/topics/895660-my-first-investment-property-an-out-of-state-dealhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/893621-rent-to-retirement-review?

I think they actually want to discourage the heavy users and pros from using it.So you have tons of gift cards for a buck or 2.