If you get a little further out from LSU, you can probably buy in the mid $200k range and cut $200-$300/month out of that.

That something is not always money, but money always helps.Great previous experience helps a lot.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

It's one of the hardest businesses and also one with the most sentiment against it around right now.

I'm interested in learning a bit more about typical vacancy percentages, size of the local population being serviced, reasonable percentage of effective gross income for expenses, etc. as well Peter.Hopefully some experienced member(s) will sound off!

What kind of response are you looking for out of them?

So you kinda of were wholesaling when putting deals together? 

The labeled the whole state high fire a few years ago, and now no one can get insurance.  13% of deals are not closing as people can't get insurance.  

I set expectations for my agents that I work with out of state.

FYI when something/anything happens the tenants will contact you to see the footage but that will open you up to a whole lot of liability.