when looking to go local I would consider a house hack.

We also like to sit down with the current manager and go through everything related to how they are running the park (collecting rent, problem tenants, sales of homes, marketing efforts, recurring maintenance items, problem areas in the park infrastructure, etc)Compliance - this includes everything related to city, county, and state compliance to continue to run the property as a park.

@Travis HospTo start a successful real estate investment, leverage your VA loan, build a savings cushion, find a reliable property manager, and continue your education.

Being in a price point that typically caters to moderate earners, so affordable to their incomes, but also having a tenant base that is more likely a renter by necessity than choice (or the non-PC way of saying it: a tenant that can afford your rent without struggling, but can't afford to save up to buy a house).3.

I hope to not continue that trend ;)Thanks @Cassi Justiz and @Drew Sygit for the feedback.

I'm turning the corner on getting my house ready to rent. 

Now this was also post freeze, so shorter term housing was at a premium. 

How far do traveling nurses prefer to be from the hospital, the houses I'm looking at range from 15 minutes away to 5 minutes away.

Overall, there is probably enough housing in the US for everyone but no one wants to live in Northeast Iowa or Central Mississippi so there's a mismatch between available housing and where people want to live.

I have invested to make the house nicer and added some amenities only to see achievable rents go down from last year.