When tenants stay for ten years, it's usually because their rent is well below market rates.

Stay with properties at or below median value within 1/2 mile maximum of the subject property.  

I have also have saved almost $50K so far to take a start in this game and also my personal credit score is above 750.I'd like someone to guide me purchasing my first property and want to kickstart with a small property first.

Yes a stay in a potato is interesting but if there isn't much else to do around there, it will be a bit of a loser.Remote isn't always bad.

I know what my ideal life looks like in ten years, unfortunately, I don’t feel like I can have my ideal life now because I am having to stay in the state that I am in until we can move without risk of my husband losing custody of his child, which will be in about 10 years so believe it or not I do spend a lot of time thinking about what I want the future to be like.

We both got lucky that the market stayed hot and allowed us to exit. 

That is in addition to clauses that require anyone that stays more than 7 nights in 12-months to apply (then it becomes our choice if they are treated as a temporary occupant or tenant) and prohibition of subleasing.

If you need help analyzing any deals, feel free to reach out—I’m happy to guide you through it! 

Generally if people are in town they stay with me till they have to go.Everyone wins.The downside is if you get a bad apple in the house it can and will spoil the entire bunch.

Yes, Always stay on top of your properties and/or investments .