I'm Sam from Houston  (Pearland actually) wanted to introduce myself and hopefully connect with a monthly meeting up group of some kind.

Note: My mom also just bought an income property and she is having a similar problem...only she actually let them move in and now they are refusing to sign the lease for the amount they agreed on...

I bought a SFR, my childhood home, actually. :)  It had been out of the family for years, so when it went on the market, I decided to buy it back.Where in Iowa do you have family?

Obviously I don't consider this a great deal and I have no reason to believe that he will actually pay me the additional $600.

Essentially, you'll be "drinking from a firehose" for 27 hours, as much actual content as they can squeeze in between the upsells and the fluff.

Real Estate in this place is actually relatively cheap.

3) the house is in a 'non-disclosure' state (my term for: not required to disclose RE sales);  so doing 'comps' online seems questionable 4) IF the house actually sells for anything near $125k - $150k??

I am wondering if the season being August and before school starting days has any effect on not having enough showing or is it actually the price being too high?

That leaves off-market deals, which seem to have the most opportunity to find deals that actually make sense. 

Giving you a follow.My wife and I are looking to have a similar portfolio in the next few years.Currently in the process of securing our next investment property.We are actually looking to invest heavily in the LTR market in the area.