I am considering a buy and hold strategy mainly for passive income which may be a viable option in Killeen.

Also, for C- areas you should be getting 1.5%+. 1% does not build in enough reward for the risk and hassles you'll encounter with tenants and property maintenance (they're mainly all older homes with varying degrees of deferred maintenance).

That may be your first hurdle.

Being able to GET financing is one of the biggest hurdles real estate investors face. 

Ive been looking primarily in the midwest, mainly cleveland, cincinatti, st lois, memphis, and indaniapolis.

My main question is, can a property be bought before auction if there is a notice of sale posted?

I started out by renting my previous residence and it worked out well mainly because I had built up significant equity before I did it and rates were near 4.0% for primary residences at the time in 2013.

The leak has to be around the headwall where a window dormer meets the main roofline.

If the main sewer pipe to the street later broke/failed, is it your responsibility because you “should have just replaced it”?

My boyfriend and I bought a house with a walkout basement (with a bedroom and bathroom), we added a kitchenette, and now we rent out the basement area while living on the main floor.