I'm working on building my down payment including repairs fund and have a good credit score above 750.I’m interested in buying a property near Kansas City, in markets like Topeka or Springfield, IL, but I’m open to other cities in the Midwest.

You don't have to go at it alone like what you have done already. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

I also like supporting local.  

Apparently it didn’t go on auto renew like the other policies and paperless means I never got a dang notice of cancellation.

I really like the home and the area.

This is likely something you can do on your own in 30 minutes. 

How soon do you like to advertise a space once you know a vacancy will be coming available?

What is the AirBNB market looking like?

I'd like to hear from those that have or currently invest out of state/area and have dealt with not being able to walk through each property and dealing with maintenance.