@David Olson If you aren’t concerned with appreciation then you can find cash flow 1-4 unit rentals in pretty much any city in the southeast.

The intersection at I-84 and Ten Mile west of Meridian is turning into a cluster of mid-rise office plus some very large multifamily projects. 

I didn't know a soul in this town which was about 166 round trip miles from my home. 

Same with insurance, that was their estimate, I have typically been using $1,000/yr but bumped it to their estimate.I should have mentioned that I plan to manage it myself to get the experience but it also happens to be a couple miles from my house.

Well, no one can accuse you of not being willing to go the extra mile!

Wow I guess he saw me coming a mile away with a big Ole stamp on my forehead.

I also don't plan to buy in this area in the near future unless it was the only deal I could find that made sense in a 60 mile radius assuming I can find good tenants for the first deal and I was confident that I could keep duplicating those results.

We helped him pack all of the stuff in the house and made two 80 mile trips to move his stuff with our pickup truck and trailer, with no reimbursement for fuel.

It only cost me about 500 dollars a month to live here, which is great in the Portland Metro area, as I am only 0.3 miles from my day job, near my girlfriends college, etc.

;-)  Tell them, "I want to buy 3+ bedroom houses with at least 1.5 bathrooms needing light to moderate rehab, between 1200-1800 square feet, within 2 miles of the Hospital over off of 3rd street."