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I know I tend to simplify things.. but if I looked at it this way.I bought a home in twin cities for basically the same down payment as one in a cash flow market if that's possible I don't know if it is .. maybe you need a little more kish in Twin Cities.but everything being equal.. lets say you feed it 100 a month after all cost and cap ex etc.the other cash flow makes 100 a month.. lets say in a 10 year run your 100k cash flow home in Twin cities goes up to 150k  ( could easily happen right)so lets say you lost 12,000 so now your in it before tax write offs  112k  minus sales costs of 10k you have a net gain or IRR of 28k.Now lets say you buy a 100k home in a non appreciating market and make 12k over the same run.so now your in it 88k  lets say you sell it for 110k it went up a little bit which is probable but if its in a renter dominated market exit will be kind of tough.minus 8k in selling costs and your at 102k and or about 14k IRR.... so I know this is simple math but I put this out there for those that live in markets that may just break even or you have to feed a little and to run the math.. all is not lost if you don't make cash flow day one.If your in a market that in your educated guess is not going to rise.. then of course there is NO reason to buy rentals unless you make monthly money.. but if its ease of owning having your tenant pay off your houses as a worse case investment that's not the end of the world either.. so some things to think about other than lamenting I can't buy a deal and never do anything.

However, the washer and dryer are feeding off one unit's utilities.

I have recently learned how to evaluate properties and got a realtor to send an MLS feed.

I maybe come across a deal every other week that fits my criteria and there is a feeding frenzie from buyers.

You may lose your earnest money, but, that would be a small price to pay compared to entering a black hole.As @Zach Quick mentioned your contractor can video tape the walk through or provide a live feed with Skype or FaceTime.I would just trust my team and press forward.Good luck.

It's amazing the feeding frenzy that occurs when the lending-sphere finds out you're trying to apply for one.

I would appreciate any feed back, tips, and advise.

I feel all the people on this feed have great insights, make sense & have awesome advice or suggestions.

When you're young, you want to make sure that your money is going to continue to grow and you want more coming in rather than feeding or paying to sustain a property.